Events tagged with "community rights"

Historical Events tagged with "community rights"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Police Suppression of Civil Rights March in Derry

October 5th, 1968 56 years ago

A peaceful march organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association in Derry faced violent suppression by police forces. The demonstration aimed to protest against discrimination faced by the Catholic nationalist community. The confrontation escalated, resulting in significant tensions between the marchers and law enforcement. Many civilians were injured as police utilized batons and other measures to disperse the crowd.