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The '''Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association''' was a civil rights organizing group in Northern Ireland that existed during the [[Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland]]. It was founded in 1967 and organized marches against discrimination and internment. It ceased most of its organizing in 1972 after the [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre and the subsequent decline in peaceful organizing and increase in armed action, though it continued to stage small marches and hold meetings.<ref>{{Citation|author=Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association|year=1978|title="We Shall Overcome".... The History of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland 1968-1978|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:%22We_Shall_Overcome%22...._The_History_of_the_Struggle_for_Civil_Rights_in_Northern_Ireland_1968-1978#%22Rights_Must_Wait%22_Says_SDLP}}</ref>
The '''Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association''' was a civil rights organizing group in Northern Ireland that existed during the [[Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland]]. It was founded in 1967 and organized marches against discrimination and internment. It ceased most of its organizing in 1972 after the [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre and the subsequent decline in peaceful organizing and increase in armed action, though it continued to stage small marches and hold meetings.<ref>{{Citation|author=Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association|year=1978|title="We Shall Overcome".... The History of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland 1968-1978|title-url=https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Library:%22We_Shall_Overcome%22...._The_History_of_the_Struggle_for_Civil_Rights_in_Northern_Ireland_1968-1978#%22Rights_Must_Wait%22_Says_SDLP}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Irish organizations]]

Revision as of 16:13, 30 May 2024

Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Cumann Cearta Sibhialta Thuaisceart Éireann
AbbreviationNICRA
PredecessorCampaign for Social Justice
FoundedApril 9, 1967
Dissolved1972
PurposeAgitation for Civil Rights for Northern Irish Catholics
MethodsPeaceful protest

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was a civil rights organizing group in Northern Ireland that existed during the Campaign for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1967 and organized marches against discrimination and internment. It ceased most of its organizing in 1972 after the Bloody Sunday massacre and the subsequent decline in peaceful organizing and increase in armed action, though it continued to stage small marches and hold meetings.[1]

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