Northern Ireland civil rights movement

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civil rights movement political movement social movement

The Northern Ireland civil rights movement was a late-1960s campaign, inspired partly by the U.S. civil rights struggle, that sought to end discrimination against the Catholic/nationalist minority and secure equal rights in areas such as voting, housing, and policing.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights movement → political movement → social movement →
aimedAt	ending discrimination against Catholics → ending discrimination against nationalists → ending gerrymandering of electoral boundaries → ending religious discrimination in employment → reforming policing → securing equal voting rights → securing fair housing allocation →
broaderMovement	global 1960s protest movements → international civil rights movements →
country	United Kingdom →
followedBy	The Troubles →
hasCause	gerrymandered electoral wards → police bias against nationalists → restricted local government franchise → systemic discrimination against Catholics in employment → systemic discrimination against Catholics in housing →
influenced	British government policy on Northern Ireland → introduction of direct rule from London →
inspiredBy	United States civil rights movement →
keyEvent	Battle of the Bogside August 1969 → Burntollet Bridge march January 1969 → Derry civil rights march 5 October 1968 →
keyOrganization	Campaign for Social Justice → Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association → People's Democracy →
language	English →
location	Northern Ireland →
mainDemographic	students → trade unionists → working-class Catholics →
opposed	Royal Ulster Constabulary practices → Special Powers Act → Unionist-dominated government of Northern Ireland →
opposedBy	loyalist groups → some Unionist politicians →
relatedTo	The Troubles →
significantYear	1968 → 1969 →
startTime	1960s → late 1960s →
supportedBy	Catholic community in Northern Ireland → Irish nationalists → some Protestant liberals →
timePeriod	Cold War era →
usedMethod	civil disobedience → marches → peaceful protest → sit-ins →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Bogside ("Northern Ireland civil rights marches of the late 1960s") →	chronologicalPredecessor
Campaign for Social Justice ("Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association") →	influenced
Northern Ireland civil rights movement ("Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association") →	keyOrganization
Campaign for Social Justice →	movement
Bloody Sunday (1972) ("Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association") →	organisedBy
Social Democratic and Labour Party →	originatedFrom
The Troubles →	participant
People's Democracy →	participatedIn
Burntollet Bridge march January 1969 →	partOf
Burntollet Bridge march January 1969 ("Derry civil rights march 5 October 1968") →	precededBy
Battle of the Bogside →	relatedEvent
Derry Citizens Defence Association ("Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association") →	relatedTo