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Betty Williams
Betty Williams is a co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her work as a cofounder of Community of Peace People, an organisation dedicated to promoting a non-violent resolution to the troubles in Northern Ireland.
They discuss what life is like during in Northern Ireland and difficulties they encountered when trying to mix Protestant and Catholic communities. They explain the effect of the bombings have had on the children living in the area.
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