Black and Green: The Fight For Civil Rights in Northern Ireland & Black America, 1st Edition

‘An excellent book.’ Irish Voice (New York) Ties between political activists in Black America and Ireland span several centuries, from the days of the slave trade to the close links between Frederick Douglass and Daniel O’Connell, and between Marcus Garvey and Eamon de Valera. This timely book traces those historic links and examines how the struggle for black civil rights in America in the 1960s helped shape the campaign against discrimination in Northern Ireland. The author includes interviews with key figures such as Angela Davis, Bernadette McAliskey and Eamonn McCann.Black and Green: The Fight For Civil Rights in Northern Ireland & Black America 1st Edition is written by Brian Dooley and published by Pluto Press. ISBNs for Black and Green are 9781783711185, 1783711183 and the print ISBNs are 9780745312118, 074531211X. Additional ISBNs include 9780745351636.