A full life : James Connolly the Irish rebel : a graphic remembrance 100 years after his cruel murder during the Easter Rising

Provides a brief, graphic history of James Connolly's life, highlighting his role as a leading labor union and socialist organizer in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Executed by a British firing squad on May 12, 1916, for his role in organizing the Easter Rising, James Connolly was one of the most prominent radical organizers and agitators of his day. Born in Scotland in 1868 to Irish immigrant parents, Connolly spent most of his adult life organizing for labor unions and socialist organizations in Ireland, Scotland, and the United States. Despite attending school for only a few years, Connolly became a leading socialist writer and theoretician, founding and editing newspapers including The Socialist (Scotland), The Harp (United States), and The Workers’ Republic (Ireland). As a labor organizer, Connolly stressed the importance of direct action, broad working-class unity, and a commitment to ending labor’s exploitation. As a socialist agitator, Connolly saw economic and political independence as inextricably intertwined. This pamphlet, the first graphic treatment of Connolly’s life, is issued on the centenary of the Easter Rising. Front Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright 4 Chapter 5 Back Cover 44