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Policing the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland (Late 1960's)…
Policing the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland (Late 1960's)
Main actors:
Royal Ulber Constabulary (RUC)
Predominantly Protestant (representing the majority population)
Under the command of the Union government
Used repressive tactics
Held an increasingly confrontational stance against CRM protestors
Civil Rights Movement (CRM)
Marginalized from society (housing, education, etc.)
Excluded from state political power
Comprised of a network of organizations (NICRA, People's Democracy and Derry Citizens' Action Committee, ETC.)
Embraced a reformist message in regards to the government, police, housing, etc.)
Demanded equality society
Challenged and exposed the government's discriminatory policies
Began utilizing tactics of direct political action (sit-ins, marches, rallies, etc.)
Predominantly Catholic (representing the minority population)
Loyalists (counter-demonstrators to the CRM)
Predominantly Protestant (representing the majority population)
Violently opposed the CRM
Loyal to the Union government