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
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James Brendan Bennet Connolly (Irish: Séamas Breandán Ó Conghaile, October 28, 1868 – January 20, 1957) was an American athlete and author. In 1896, he became the first modern Olympic champion.
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1868 births1957 deaths19th-century American sportsmen20th-century American male writers20th-century American non-fiction writers20th-century American novelists20th-century American short story writers20th-century American sportsmenAmerican athlete-politiciansAmerican male journalistsAmerican male novelistsAmerican male short story writers