Veronica Green Instagram – Queen of my hometown: Rochdale
When choosing my look for season 3 it was very important for me to pick something I can say makes me proud to be Rochdalian.
Rochdale is known for being Rough, Raw and Real but also we’re pretty radical and during the American civil war, we were on the right side of history when the Rochdale cotton mill workers went on strike, refusing to handle slave grown cotton in support for the anti-slavery campaign and blockades of the southern states cotton exports.
Words taken from the @bbc arts and culture website on black cultural history:
Rochdale had a long history of working class radicalism. It had been one of the hot beds of the abolitionists and the anti-slavery movement.
This plaque (pictured) commemorates the Rochdale mill workers who supported the struggle against slavery during the American Civil War. It is located by a road still called today what it was known as then–”Cotton Famine Road” (pictured). The road was cut across the landscape by unemployed workers from Lancashire in a public works scheme – a response to the humanitarian crisis that was unfolding in the region.
The plaque was created by BBC History and is one of twenty placed around the world for the series Black and British: A Forgotten History.
Although it wasn’t my intent to make a political statement with this look, I know my hometowns history and after a few words of advice from friends, fans and peers was encouraged to share this forgotten history. My only regret is not bringing this message into the episode itself.
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Full cotton bodice made by @moirastansfield and embellished by me.
💇🏼‍♀️ @websterwigs and dressed by me
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📸 @retoucher_ryan photo editing and retouching
With additional thanks to everyone who assisted on the shoot:
@johndawsonphotographer
@artsmontage
@pixs78 | Posted on 28/Sep/2021 15:59:53
