James Connolly
Sign in to saveAmerican 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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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
Key dates
- Born
- 4 January 1900
- Died
- 30 September 1940
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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
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1900 births1940 deaths20th-century American sportsmenAmerican men long-distance runnersAmerican men middle-distance runnersAthletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer OlympicsMedalists at the 1924 Summer OlympicsOlympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field