1. Pursuit of Justice: Northern Ireland
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Pursuit of Justice: Northern Ireland

2. Brief History of Ireland
Normans invade in Middle Ages
1603- controlled by English
1690- Protestant English rule established
Intentionally disadvantaged Catholics
War of independence in 20th century
Led to division of Ireland in 1920
1922- Free State (Constitution Act), N Ireland opts out

4. And this is where is all begins

5. Terms to Know IRA Derry versus Londonderry The Troubles
Civil Rights Marches, Bloody Sunday
1972
Split of IRA
Hunger Strikes, Sein Finn, Bobby Sands

6. The Troubles Ethno-political conflicts (“war”)
In Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, & Europe
From late 1960s
Began with civil rights march in 1968 & Battle of the Bogside 1969
Gerrymandering of electoral boundaries, housing, jobs
IRA (Irish Republican Army) versus UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force)- kind of?!
“ended” in 1998 with Belfast Agreement

8. Bloody Sunday 1972 “Bogside Massacre”
26 civil rights shot killed by British military, 13 immediately killed, 4 soon after
Bloody Sunday documentary U2