Scenes from the Jarrow Crusade, 1936. Marchers from Jarrow in the North East of England, walk to London where they will hand in a petition to the House of Commons in a plead for more work as the depression and starvation of the 1930's hits hard creating u

Scenes from the Jarrow Crusade, 1936, Marchers from Jarrow in the North East of England, walk to London where they will hand in a petition to the House of Commons in a plead for more work as the depression and starvation of the 1930's hits hard creating unemployment on a large scale with many industry's perishing, As marchers walked through towns and villages on the journey, local people would show them hospitality by providing them with food, warmth, and a hot bath where needed (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)