Tributes paid to former leading member of the civil rights movement in Derry
Brendan Hinds, former chairman of the Labour Party in the city, has passed away
Brendan Hinds passed away yesterday.
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Tributes have been paid to a former leading member of the civil rights movement in Derry.
Brendan Hinds, who died yesterday, was a former chairman of the Labour Party in the city.
He was also heavily involved in the civil rights movement which had its heart in Derry in the 1960s.
Mr Hinds lived at Moss Park in Galliagh.
Among those to pay tribute to him was Dermie McClenaghan who was also involved in the civil rights movement.
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