Northern Ireland civil rights movement

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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 American civil rights movement
surface form: United States civil rights movement
keyEvent Battle of the Bogside
surface form: 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 movement self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Northern Ireland Parliament
surface form: 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

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The Troubles participant Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Battle of the Bogside relatedEvent Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Battle of the Bogside chronologicalPredecessor Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland civil rights marches of the late 1960s
Social Democratic and Labour Party originatedFrom Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Northern Ireland civil rights movement keyOrganization Northern Ireland civil rights movement self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Bloody Sunday organisedBy Northern Ireland civil rights movement
subject surface form: Bloody Sunday (1972)
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Derry Citizens Defence Association relatedTo Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
People's Democracy participatedIn Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Campaign for Social Justice movement Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Campaign for Social Justice influenced Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Burntollet Bridge march January 1969 partOf Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Burntollet Bridge march January 1969 precededBy Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Derry civil rights march 5 October 1968
Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry associatedWithMovement Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Bogside historicalEvent Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland civil rights marches
Bogside associatedWithOrganization Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Jackie Duddy participantIn Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Jackie Duddy movement Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: civil rights movement in Northern Ireland
Gerald Donaghey participantIn Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Austin Currie movement Northern Ireland civil rights movement
Austin Currie movement Northern Ireland civil rights movement
this entity surface form: Irish civil rights movement
Patrick Doherty partOf Northern Ireland civil rights movement