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Barack Obama pays tribute to Manchester cotton workers and cites them as an inspiration

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Photo of Barack Obama smiling. — Barack Obama was interviewed by the writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Barack Obama cited the “wonderful” story of how Manchester cotton workers stood in solidarity with enslaved African Americans as an inspiration for our times in a live appearance in the city.

Tens of thousands of people packed Co-op Live in the city on Thursday for An Evening With Barack Obama, where the former US president was interviewed by the writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch.

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