Tuesday, April 10, 2012

A lesson in history

 
 I recently took a tour to Northern Ireland, which included a Historical/Political walking tour of Derry, the site of the infamous Bloody Sunday Massacre. It was fascinating to hear the stories of Northern Ireland's troubles from someone who lived through that era. It's one thing to read and research this information, but quite another to walk the streets where the events took place. The grafitti is on neighborhood buildings in the area known as 'Free Derry' which depicts various aspects of the troubles from social activism to molotov cocktails. Very powerful.


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