前美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马在曼彻斯特Co-op Live体育馆举办的公开活动中，向19世纪的棉花工人致敬1。奥巴马在由作家兼广播员阿夫亚·赫希主持的对话中，重点讲述了1862年美国内战期间曼彻斯特及周边城镇工人的历史壮举1。尽管这些棉花工人的生计直接依赖于棉花贸易，他们仍然支持亚伯拉罕·林肯对南方实施的棉花禁运政策，以反对奴隶制1。
在长达90分钟的演讲中，奥巴马以这段历史为鉴，向当代社会发出了质问1。他表示："如果他们能做到，我们为什么不能？"1奥巴马趁此机会探讨了民主制度的脆弱性，指出民主是一场"需要持续补充"的"旅程"，容易陷入"旧方式"1。演讲中，他还阐述了种族在美国历史中的地位，并介绍了其总统中心在应对经济不平等、气候危机、教育和卫生等问题上的工作1。
Former U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a 90-minute public address at Manchester's Co-op Live arena on Thursday, celebrating the legacy of 19th-century cotton workers who defied economic self-interest to support President Abraham Lincoln's wartime policies 1. Speaking at an event titled "An Evening With Barack Obama," moderated by writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch, Obama highlighted how Manchester and surrounding towns' textile workers backed Lincoln's cotton embargo on the American South during the Civil War in 1862, despite their livelihoods depending on the cotton trade 1.
Obama used the historical example as a moral touchstone for contemporary society, declaring "if they could do it, why can't we?" in reference to the workers' sacrifice 1. During his remarks, he reflected on democracy as a continuous "journey" that requires ongoing "renewal," warning that democratic systems risk reverting to "old ways" 1. The former president's address also encompassed broader discussions of democracy's fragility, race's central place in American history, and his presidential center's initiatives addressing economic inequality, climate crisis, education, and healthcare 1.
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