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James Connolly
Sign in to saveAlso 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
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
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
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Crewe Alexandra
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- England
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Woburn
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Participant in
- 1924 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1900-01-04
- date of death
- 1940-09-30
- sports discipline competed in
- middle-distance running
Sources (2)
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