Streets of Fire
The Civil Rights Movement & The Birth of the Troubles 1967–1969
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When Catholic families in Northern Ireland began marching for basic civil rights in 1967, they could not have imagined the storm they would unleash. Inspired by the American civil rights movement, they demanded one person one vote, fair housing, and an end to discrimination. What they received was batons, water cannons, and eventually bullets. This book traces the path from peaceful protest to armed conflict, through the eyes of the families of Bombay Street who watched their homes burn, the young people of the Bogside who built barricades, and the women who organised the defence of their communities.
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"I grew up on Bombay Street. Reading this brought back memories my family tried to protect me from. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the Troubles really began."
"As someone from the Irish diaspora in England, this book helped me understand the civil rights movement in a way school never taught me. Powerful and moving."
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