The 1980-81 hunger strikes of Irish prisoners of war held in British prisons brought Ireland’s struggle to the attention of the world; helped to galvanize and legitimize support for the Republican campaign, while simultaneously damning and delegitimizing Britain’s long misrule in Ireland. Led by I.R.A. volunteer Bobby Sands, a fast demanding the rights of political […]
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