HIST 30440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Major Force, Social Democratic And Labour Party, Bernadette Devlin Mcaliskey
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12th of august in derry is also key moment. Most happened in belfast but a lot in derry as well. Govt 2/3 unionist majority so classic example of gerrymandering. Celebrate lifting of siege every 12th of august bc walls still intact there. Parade goes through the city and up to the bogside o. Charged bogside and bogside responds do battle of bogside begins. Bernadette devlin was leader at a school, leading figure during riots, left wing. Police not functioning as police force, functioning as one side of the conflict. Ireland ruled by separate unionists since like 1920. British army was called upon to restore order o. Catholics/nationalists actually welcomed them bc they were so scared of unionists (unionists saw as loss. specials and ruc had to pull back). Second largest city, huge discrimination under storment regime. Lots of nationalists feel like derry is theirs. Solution: military, political, or law and order, or combo of all three.
