#OtD 5 Jun 1868 Marxist industrial unionist, James Connolly was born in Edinburgh to Irish parents. An advocate of Irish independence and a member of the @iww Connolly was executed by British authorities following the unsuccessful Easter rising of 1916 https://t.co/g6c5dft2Sh https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10534/james-connolly-born?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon