
Who, exactly, were the Luddites?
Ridiculous History
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The Industrial Revolution
In 18 11, which is the first year of some really intense ludit activity. The movement was said to be named after a guy named ned ludd,. an apprentice who smashed some stocking frames in 17 79. But later it turned out that ned Ludd was a totally fictional character. They're not necessarily just do ing protest, youo at. It was this kind of concerted effort to organize and almost create what we might to day consider acts of industrial sabotage.
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