1. Causes of the Northern Ireland Conflict
The establishment of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and the Campaign for Social Justice spear-headed Catholic and Nationalist campaigns to co-ordinate a fight against the Protestant State. ... After a peaceful meeting in Duke Street was baton charged, John Hume recalled how 'all hell' broke loose and that he would never forget the hate he saw in the faces of the RUC. ... For Unionists "it was not merely the idea of Catholics marching for civil rights that was new, it was the idea of Catholics marching. ... The Camden report spoke of how Unionist fears of the...
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