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A PACKED meeting in central London paid tribute to Charlie Hutchison on Saturday, the only black Briton who is known to have volunteered with the International Brigades.
As part of Black History Month celebrations, the Marx Memorial Library event hosted a series of presentations, poetry readings and art displays by students at Newham Sixth Form College to commemorate the life of Mr Hutchison.
Alongside the scores of students taking part were 16 members of Mr Hutchison’s family.
Thousands of remarkable Britons left ordinary lives behind to join the struggle against Franco. Here is a snapshot of those who answered the call
RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey explains why his union is proud of its members who fought in Spain
![Harry Pollitt (right) with International Brigade volunteer David Guest, who was killed at the Ebro in July 1938 [Pic: Marx Memorial Library]](https://msd11.gn.apc.org/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2026-07/a-2_a_50b_Harry%20Pollitt_David_Guest.jpg.webp?itok=Ag0u-8n5)
ALEX GORDON applauds the leading role played by Harry Pollitt and the Communist Party in the fight against fascism in Spain and salutes the memory of the International Brigades
![Meirian Jump with MML archivist Matt Dunne [Pic: Marx Memorial Library]](https://msd11.gn.apc.org/sites/default/files/styles/desktop/public/2026-07/image.png.webp?itok=EO4HHX_7)
The Marx Memorial Library’s Spanish Collection remains a powerful tool for the working-class movement today, writes MML director MEIRIAN JUMP