'68 - Welcome to '68: The Start of the Troubles
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Derry, October 1968. A spark is lit when a civil rights march ends in violence.
Most historians agree that if the Northern Ireland Troubles started in one place and at time, the spark was the violence that marred a civil rights march on Derry / Londonderry’s Duke Street, on October 5th 1968. Those who were there recall what happened, what led up to it, and what changed in the aftermath.
Published on Thursday, 20th September 2018.
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