James Connolly was born in Edinburgh on June 5, 1868 to Irish parents. He died on May 12, 1916. Connolly was shot by the British because of his leadership role in the 1916 Easter Rising. Connolly was politically active in a struggle to gain rights for workers not just in Ireland, but in Scotland and the United States. His focus was on Ireland.
Book Review:Articles by James Connolly on subjects such as "Wages, Marriage and the Church", "Wages and other things" and extracts from letters sent by Connolly to John Carstairs Matheson.
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