Date of Award
1972
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
History
First Advisor
Sally M. Miller
First Committee Member
David Lyon
Second Committee Member
Malcolm Moule
Abstract
So badly wounded that he had to be propped up in a chair to face the firing squad, James Connolly was executed by the British on May 10, 1916 in Dublin's infamous Kilmainham Jail. He had been one of the leaders of the abortive Easter 'Rising against English control of Ireland. This event in itself was sufficient to guarantee him a significant place in Irish history but Connolly had achieved prominence in other activities as well. Besides being a revolutionary nationalist he had been a Marxist and a labor leader, had founded the Irish Socialist Republican Party and had played a major role in the general strike in Dublin from August, 1913 through March, 1914. Altogether, it is not surprising that all the biographies of Connolly have concentrated on his role in Irish history and that little if any attention has been given to his significance in the history of American radicalism.
Pages
103
Recommended Citation
Brewer, Kara P.. (1972). American career of James Connolly. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1777
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