Through the portrayal of the families 'selfless, courageous, persistent campaigning', Julieann Campbell 'has set the truth free' CHRISTY MOORE An intelligent and emotive inside account of the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign, which records the personal stories of the campaigners, the relatives and the wounded themselves right up to the Saville Report's publication in June 2010. Written by Derry journalist and niece of Jackie Duddy who was killed on that day, with a foreword by political activist Gareth Peirce, Setting the Truth Free is published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Monday 30 January, 2012. On 30th January 1972 thirteen people were shot dead and a further fourteen wounded, one of whom died later, by British paratroopers during a peaceful civil rights march in Derry. In June 2010, thirty-eight years later, Lord Saville's report made headlines all over the world, and the people of Derry were brought to a stunned silence as British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised on behalf of his government and his country for the 'unjustified' and 'unjustifiable' acts of Bloody Sunday. Setting The Truth Free is the first ever account of the remarkable Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign as told by the campaigners, relatives and the wounded themselves. Many books have been written on the subject but few mention in significant detail how these ordinary people achieved the impossible and unwittingly made history. Determined to clear their loved ones' names, this group took on the might of the British government, and won. Each major turning point during the campaign is described and accompanied by family testimonies.
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'Setting The Truth Free is a wonderful book because it documents eloquently events that go to the heart of the struggle for justice and freedom…the inspiration is universal.' --John Pilger
'Campbell has produced a remarkably moving account of events as they unfold, all the more valuable because it brings on to the stage those wounded on the day, who tend to have been excluded from the general narrative, and the families who have suffered so much...it is important as social history, a study of the destructive impact of violent events on families and communities, of the dynamics of a voluntary organisation and as a handbook for lobbyists.' --Maurice Hayes, Irish Independent
'Campbell's book...is best read as a heartfelt tribute to the bereaved, filled with poignant details such as the uneaten Mars bar that Kathleen Kelly kept all her life in memory of her son Michael, 17. The ghosts of Bloody Sunday will never be fully at rest. Thanks to books such as these, they can at least sleep a little more peacefully.' --Andrew Lynch, The Sunday Business Post
'Campbell has produced a remarkably moving account of events as they unfold, all the more valuable because it brings on to the stage those wounded on the day, who tend to have been excluded from the general narrative, and the families who have suffered so much...it is important as social history, a study of the destructive impact of violent events on families and communities, of the dynamics of a voluntary organisation and as a handbook for lobbyists.' --Maurice Hayes, Irish Independent
'Campbell's book...is best read as a heartfelt tribute to the bereaved, filled with poignant details such as the uneaten Mars bar that Kathleen Kelly kept all her life in memory of her son Michael, 17. The ghosts of Bloody Sunday will never be fully at rest. Thanks to books such as these, they can at least sleep a little more peacefully.' --Andrew Lynch, The Sunday Business Post
About the Author
Julieann Campbell is ideally placed to write Setting The Truth Free. She is a journalist in Derry, a member of the Bloody Sunday Trust and was the Press Officer for the Bloody Sunday families in the lead up to the publication of the Saville Report. She is also the niece of Jackie Duddy who was one of those killed on that tragic day. Her first non-fiction book, Julieann has previously co-edited an anthology Harrowing of the Heart: The Poetry of Bloody Sunday and contributed to City of Music: Derry's Musical Heritage.
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By L Edgar
Format:Paperback
The term `Bloody Sunday' needs little explanation. Until the Saville enquiry became public in June 2010, people the world over were aware of, at least, the basic facts of what took place on the streets of Derry on 30th January 1972. But what wasn't clear to many, and what took forty years to emerge, was the unadulterated truth about those who were killed and injured that day, and the official acknowledgement of that truth; that the victims were innocent and posed no threat whatsoever to those who shot them. `Setting the Truth Free' is the inspirational story of the long and arduous campaign waged by the families of the victims to have the slur on the names of their loved ones lifted. It is the story of a truth too long in the telling. The mammoth battle that the families undertook to have that truth revealed, was a battle sustained by a raw sense of injustice, steely determination, and most of all, by love. Only in reading these pages, can we fully comprehend the emotional strain and the scale of the difficulties they endured on their journey. We also get an insight into a camaraderie built around mutual pain and suffering. This is a `must read' for those concerned about truth and justice, and for those who simply want to understand the human drive behind the longest legal battle in British and Irish history. Highly recommended.
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The incredible story of the ordinary people whose campaign 'Set The Truth Free'
28 July 2012
By freyamcc
Format:Paperback
I was lucky enough to be in Guildhall Square in Derry as the Saville Report into Bloody Sunday was published, and shared in the pride, emotion and relief as the victims of Bloody Sunday were publicly declared innocent as the eyes of the world watched. After reading only a few pages of this book, I was right back in the square, reliving the cheers - and the tears - as the families saw their long campaign finally come to fruition. Written by journalist Julieann Campbell - the niece of Jackie Duddy, the 17-year-old who was the first victim of the day - it uses the relatives' words to tell the story of the incredible campaign waged by a group of ordinary people from Derry, who took on the British government, and won. The next best thing to being there.
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Bloody Sunday happened to ordinary people - This is the story of their families quest for justice
15 July 2012
Format:Paperback
It's so easy to forget amidst all the politics, controversy, anger and recrimination over the years that Bloody Sunday was a human tragedy, something that happened to ordinary working class people and their families who were left heartbroken to pick up the pieces. This is the moving story of their undying determination to right a terrible wrong, to seek justice for the victims - their dead and wounded sons, brothers, fathers, relatives - and indeed for the people of Derry who have long endured the pain of the terrible day. They travelled far and wide in their quest for truth, to Britain, Europe and America, meeting anyone they thought might help. They took on the might of the Establishment and won the seemingly impossible - a Government admitted it was wrong, that its soldiers had murdered innocent people in an action that was, in the words of the British Prime Minister, "unjustified and unjustifiable". All the more remarkable in that the same institution and all its departments had done everything they could for almost forty years to do just that - justify the unjustifiable. This book tells the remarkable story of the families fight for justice and truth against incredible difficulties and odds. It is the story to right the wrong of one of the most traumatic and horrific events to have occurred in Ireland in the last century, an event that was pivotal in the history of the Troubles. Very moving and inspiring. An excellent book.
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