Bobby Sands mural. Shows a large smiling, long-haired Bobby Sands in a red sweater. It reads, “Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their own particular role to play. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.” CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=540784
Today in #LaborHistory 3/1/1981: #BobbySands, Irish Republican Army, began #hungerstrike at Maze #prison. 10 #IRA members starved to death, incl Sands, who was elected to parliament during the strike. 100,000 attended his funeral.
#workingclass #starvation #bombing #ireland #irishrepublicanarmy