voices of 74
In 2024, Nottingham Trent University with National Museums NI conducted interviews with individuals who lived through the turbulent period of the 1970s.
This oral history project offered a platform for individuals from diverse backgrounds to share their stories with the aim of fostering understanding, promoting healing, and ensuring that the lessons of the past are not forgotten.
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In these preview clips, hear from those interviewed about the strike of 1974.
'The intention was to gather a variety of perspectives and collect memories, not to provide answers.'
Chris Reynolds
Professor of Contemporary European History and Memory Studies