Hate Thy Neighbor: Northern Ireland and the Troubles
Conflicted: A History Podcast
Anti-Interment Protests in Northern Ireland
15 thousand people gathered on the streets of derry, in northern ireland for one of these anti internment protest marches. Martin mc ginnis remembered the day vividly. The sight of barbed wire and barricades and armored vehicles just enrages the crowd. At some point the british commanders lose control of their spooked soldiers, and the soldiers start firing live rounds into the crowd. People are shot in the back running away. Some are shot while crawling on the ground. Gallons of ink have been spilt. Analyzing this afternoon in 19 72, countless books, multiple government inquiries,. so i won't do a blow by blow.
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