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Obama Praises Manchester Cotton Workers for Refusing Slave Cotton

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Barack Obama praised Manchester cotton workers for refusing slave-picked cotton.
He delivered the remarks at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena on Thursday night during his A Conversation With tour.
Afua Hirsch hosted the evening, introducing Obama’s speech.
Obama warned that social-media misinformation traps people with anger, fear and cat videos.
He linked the workers’ stand to the Declaration of Independence, suffragette, civil-rights and abolitionist movements.

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U.S. President Barack Obama praised Manchester cotton workers for refusing slave-picked cotton.
He delivered the remarks at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena on Thursday night during his A Conversation With tour.
Afua Hirsch hosted the evening, introducing Obama’s speech.
Obama warned that social-media misinformation traps people with anger, fear and cat videos.
He linked the workers’ stand to the Declaration of Independence, suffragette, civil-rights and abolitionist movements.