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Acclaimed Author and Documentary Filmmaker Maurice Fitzpatrick Screened and Discussed "The Boys of St. Columb"

"The Boys of St. Columb" tells the story of eight former St. Columb’s students who took advantage of Northern Ireland’s revolutionary 1947 Education Act, which allowed students from working-class families to attend grammar schools in Northern Ireland for the first time. The screening and talk will be on Friday, October 11th at 3:00 pm in Crown Center 530.