I was the youngest member of British Parliament at 21 years old.

I was elected to parliament in 1969, after my role in the "Battle of the Bogside"

The "Battle of the Bogside" was a social movement challenging the oppressive law enforcement system in Ireland

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In 1970, I was given the "key to the city" by Mayor Lindsay as a result of my work in the Irish Catholic Civil Rights movement.

I went on to present the key to the Black Panthers as a symbol of solidarity between our two movements

“as a gesture of solidarity with the black liberation and revolutionary socialist movements in America.”

After returning to Ireland after meeting with the Secretary General of the United Nations, I was sentenced to 6mo in prison as a result of my role in the "Battle of the Bogside"

My sentence came simultaneously with my election to parliament

My sentence came simultaneously with my reelection to parliament

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My autobiography, The Price of My Soul, in 1969, tells of my influences in social activism

"To all these people, to whom this city and this country belong, I return what is rightfully theirs, this symbol of the freedom of New York.” 1970, after giving the key to the city to the Black Panthers

I grew up during "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland, and faced discrimination throughout my childhood. I lost my father to the violence, and was raised on welfare by my mother with 5 siblings.

I am a peacemaker because I have dedicated my life to fighting all types of oppression, and believe that all people deserve the same freedoms and respect.

The impact that I have made will be long-lasting to women rights, black rights, and all democratic social movements in Ireland.

"If I have made any contribution, I hope it is that people in Northern Ireland think of themselves in regard to their class, as opposed to their religion or to their sex or whether they are well-educated."

"I hope that what I did was to get rid of the feeling of guilt, of inferiority that the poor have; the feeling that somehow God is or they are responsible for the fact that they are not as rich as Henry Ford."

"I have three children and not if the British government takes all of them will they stop me opposing the inhumanity and injustice of the state."