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Mother’s plea for hunger strikers

Title
Mother’s plea for hunger strikers
Genre
Interview
TX Date
21 Jul 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:02:08
Description
Interview with Alice McElwee, mother of Irish republican hunger striker Thomas McElwee, on her meeting with GLC leader Ken Livingstone during her visit to Britain to soften hearts and plead for the prisoners’ demands to be met. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Alice McElwee
Keywords
Political prisoners; Northern Ireland; UK; GLC; Councils; Hunger; Prisoners; Meetings; Ken Livingstone; Thomas McElwee

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