6. Bríd Rodgers: Retired Politician - Part 1

First half of a conversation recorded on the afternoon of Saturday 21st October 2023.

01:18 Intro and first awareness of discrimination

08:01 Fianna Fáil vs Fine Gael

08:43 University

09:31 Voting for the first time

14:00 Getting involved in Civil Rights and first communications with John Hume

17:15 Joining and ascending the SDLP

20:30 Why did Bríd get involved in politics?

22:53 Labour, The Republican Movement, The Worker's Party

24:20 People's Democracy: Eamonn McCann, Michael Farrell

26:10 Bernadette Devlin

27:53 SDLP representing all classes

29:10 John Hume and SDLP reaching across to moderate unionists

32:16 John Hume transitioning from teacher to politician and setting up the Credit Union

34:02 How the situation on the island has changed on both sides of the border

37:47 The heroism of David Trimble

40:17 Hume bringing business to Northern Ireland

41:59 Rioting versus working 

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