Today, Bobby Sands is a nationalist hero. His name is invoked in murals and his memorial in the Milltown Cemetery is a pilgrimage site.
Bobby Sands Wall Mural, Belfast
By Nancy Parode, About.com Guide
In 1981, Bobby Sands and nine other Maze prisoners starved themselves to death to protest their classification as terrorists, not political prisoners.
Photo © Steve Parode
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