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Kinder Scout Mass Violation “Was a Victory for Ordinary People”

On April 24, 1932, a group of young workers decided to claim their rights to the English countryside by organizing a mass crime. The result has been arrests, sentences of imprisonment – and a protest that many see as shaping access to rural areas that we enjoy today. BBC News looks back on the uprising in the mountains – and asks what the future holds for roaming rights.