Setting The Truth Free - Inside The Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign

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Through the portrayal of the families selfless, courageous, persistent campaigning, Julieann Campbell has set the truth free CHRISTY MOORE An intelligent & emotive inside account of the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign, which records the personal stories of the campaigners, the relatives & the wounded themselves right up to the Saville Reports publication in June 2010. Written by Derry journalist & 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 & 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 Savilles report made headlines all over the world, & the people of Derry were brought to a stunned silence as British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised on behalf of his government & his country for the unjustified & 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 & the wounded themselves. Many books have been written on the subject but few mention in significant detail how these ordinary people achieved the impossible & unwittingly made history. Determined to clear their loved ones names, this group took on the might of the British government, & won. Each major turning point during the campaign is described & accompanied by family testimonies. Show More Show Less