Who was captain swing what did rioters do using his name and why?
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Captain Swing was a mythical character. His name was used to sign threatening letters in 1830 during the rural English Swing Riots. The rioters destroyed the threshing machines and farmhouses and left behind letters which were signed by Captain Swing. They used his name as a symbol of the protest of the poor against the rich farmers, and a protest against the new technology.
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