Northern Ireland civil rights movement
1967–1972 · Event
Modelled on the American campaign, NICRA demanded one man one vote, an end to gerrymandered councils and fair housing for Catholics. Police attacks on the Derry march of October 1968 and the ambush at Burntollet pushed the province from protest into the Troubles.
On these timelines: Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, The Troubles, United Kingdom (combined), Master, England
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