The Propaganda War - Hunger Strike
Lord Mayor of Cork Alderman Terence Mac Swiney, Brixton Prison, October 1920
HE:EW.757
HE:EW.757
Lord Mayor of Cork Alderman Terence Mac Swiney, Brixton Prison, October 1920
Lord Mayor of Cork Alderman Terence MacSwiney, photographed in Brixton Prison, London, shortly before his death from hunger strike on 25th October 1920.News of his peaceful protest and death reverberated around the world, bringing attention to the cause of Irish independence and influencing independence movements throughout the British Empire.
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