Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.

#OTD in 1968 – Civil Rights March in Derry, considered by many as the start date of ‘The Troubles’.

05/10/2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

The protest movements that broke out across the western world in 1968 had captured the imagination of many people in the north of Ireland, leading to the creation of a local civil rights movement that began a series of marches and protests calling for greater equality for the Catholic/nationalist minority. The civil rights movement formed […]

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#OTD in 1968 – Civil Rights March in Derry, considered by many as the start date of ‘The Troubles’.

05/10/2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

The protest movements that broke out across the western world in 1968 had captured the imagination of many people in the north of Ireland, leading to the creation of a local civil rights movement that began a series of marches and protests calling for greater equality for the Catholic/nationalist minority. The civil rights movement formed […]

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#OTD in 1968 – Civil Rights March in Derry, considered by many as the start date of ‘The Troubles’.

05/10/2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

The protest movements that broke out across the western world in 1968 had captured the imagination of many people in the north of Ireland, leading to the creation of a local civil rights movement that began a series of marches and protests calling for greater equality for the Catholic/nationalist minority. The civil rights movement formed […]

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#OTD in 1968 – Civil Rights March in Derry, considered by many as the start date of ‘The Troubles’.

05/10/2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

The protest movements that broke out across the western world in 1968 had captured the imagination of many people in the north of Ireland, leading to the creation of a local civil rights movement that began a series of marches and protests calling for greater equality for the Catholic/nationalist minority. The civil rights movement formed […]

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

15/01/2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in America was an inspiration for campaigners in the north of Ireland. They encouraged nonviolent protests, aiming to force the Northern Irish […]

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#OTD in 1968 – Civil Rights March in Derry; considered by many as the start date of the ‘Troubles’.

05/10/2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

The protest movements that broke out across the western world in 1968 had captured the imagination of many people in the north of Ireland, leading to the creation of a local civil rights movement that began a series of marches and protests calling for greater equality for the Catholic/nationalist minority. The civil rights movement formed […]

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

16/01/2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in America was an inspiration for campaigners in the north of Ireland. They encouraged nonviolent protests, aiming to force the Northern Irish […]

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