The banned 400-year-old Shakespearean speech being used for refugee rights today

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:18:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://qz.com/786163/the-banned-400-year-old-shakespearean-speech-being-used-for-refugee-rights-today/>

"Some six hundred years ago in medieval England, feverish xenophobia swept
through the population as 64,000 foreigners, from wealthy Lombard bankers to
Flemish laborers, arrived on English shores between 1330 and 1550 in search of
better lives. Locals blamed them for taking their jobs and distorting their
culture."

Plus ça change... :(  Still a great speech.  Via Jamez Frondeskias.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***

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