Monday, 19 April 2010
Why did the civil rights movement start in Northern Ireland?
Following from the civil right movement in America many Catholics in Northern Ireland started campaigning for social and political equality in the late 60s. Below is a short clips showing what a march was like ?
The First civil rights March
The first Civil rights march was in 1968 when the Northern Ireland civil rights association held a rally at the banning of a Republican Easter parade . This parade was held from Coalisland to Dungannon in county Tyrone.
Below is a picture of the March . 
The Derry March
The city of Derry in Northern Ireland took the leading role in the civil rights movement.The Derry March was in September Nicra organised a march to be held on 5 October 1968. On the 1st of October the apprentice boys of Derry announced their intention to march on the same day and time . They were attacked by the Royal Ulster Constabulary .Including the west Belfast MP Gerry fitt.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a incident that happened on the 30th January 1972 in the bogside area of Derry City that cost the lives of Fourteen civil rights protesters mostly teenagers they were killed immediately .They were shot by the British parachute regiment this was during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march . The March was held to protest against interment .They even in 2002 made a film on Bloody Sunday .
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