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13/01/2021 2:20 pm
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Who was Captain Swing? What did the name symbolise or represent?
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13/01/2021 2:21 pm
Captain Swing was a mythical person. During the riots, the letters seeking to destroy threshing machines and farmhouses left by the rioters-carried the signature of Captain Swing. The name symbolised the protest of the poor against the rich farmers and against the new technology.