Images from a pamphlet printed in defence of the Mangrove Nine, 1971. Catalogue ref: HO 325/143
Image caption reads: ‘To persecute the exploited poor and encourage the wrong doings of the police’
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Tasks
- Look at the image in the bottom right corner.
- This image is designed in the style a medieval coat of arms that often included a shield; crest; helmet; motto; to represent a family or individual.
- Explain why the creators of this pamphlet have used a ‘coat of arms’?
- What are they trying to suggest about British justice?