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Documentary Links Black Activists and Irish Struggle During Troubles

3/31/2026

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The article recommends The Black and the Green, a 41-minute documentary by St. Clair Bourne, about connections between Black American activists and the Irish struggle during the Troubles.
The film is narrated by Jean Carey Bond and documents activists’ journey to Northern Ireland amid the 1981 hunger strike at Maze Prison.
It shows solidarity between the groups while revealing Americans’ ambivalence toward the Irish Republican Army's tactics.

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The article recommends The Black and the Green, a 41-minute documentary by St. Clair Bourne, about connections between Black American activists and the Irish struggle during the Troubles.
The film is narrated by Jean Carey Bond and documents activists’ journey to Northern Ireland amid the 1981 hunger strike at Maze Prison.
It shows solidarity between the groups while revealing Americans’ ambivalence toward the Irish Republican Army's tactics.