THE SOCIALIST VISION ... WORKERS OF THE WORLD Panel Four Paintings © Ken Currie, Reproduced courtesy of The People's Palace, Glasgow

Panel Four, "The Socialist Vision", shows the conditions in which the workers lived and the alternatives Socialism sought to offer. In the middle is the forging of the Communist Manifesto. (1848) In Marx's view industrialisation could have brought improvements to the workers in terms of living conditions. In the 19th century it brought misery Click on the panel to consider it further. Go to Panel Five

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