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==Beginnings== Throughout May 1831 the coal miners and others who worked for [[William Crawshay II|William Crawshay]], took to the streets of Merthyr Tydfil, calling for reform, protesting against the lowering of their wages and general unemployment. Gradually the protest spread to nearby industrial towns and villages and by the end of May the whole area was in rebellion, and it is believed that for the first time the [[red flag (politics)|red flag]] of revolution was flown as a symbol of workers' revolt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.100welshheroes.com/en/biography/dicpenderyn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915013548/http://www.100welshheroes.com/en/biography/dicpenderyn |archive-date=15 September 2015|title=Dic Penderyn (Richard Lewis) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=100 Welsh Heroes }}</ref>
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