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James Connolly

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James Connolly

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Also known as James Joseph Connolly

American long-distance runner (1900-1940)

Person · Open Library

Born
1868
Died
1916
Works
72

Top works

  • The Connolly-Walker controversy on socialist unity in Ireland
  • Socialism made easy
  • Sinn Féin & socialism
  • Connolly's suppressed articles
  • The Connolly/De Leon controversy on wages, marriage and the Church

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1942-11-24
britishscottishuk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
138
Total plays
841

From the rollicking welcome of "A Festive Song" to the defiant battle cry of "Watchword of Labor," Songs of Freedom accomplishes the difficult task of making contemporary music out of old revolutionary songs. Far from the archival preservation of embalmed corpses, the inspired performance of a rocking band turns the timeless lyrics of James Connolly into timely manifestos for today's young rebels. As Connolly himself repeatedly urged, nothing can replace the power of music to raise the fighting

via Last.fm · James Connolly

Quotes

  • When questions of “class” interests are eliminated from public controversy a victory is thereby gained for the possessing, conservative class, whose only hope of security lies in such elimination.

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Crewe Alexandra
Position
Midfielder
Nationality
England

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Gallery (2)

Available in 6 languages

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