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Interview with James Doherty by students of Oakgrove Integrated College for Civic Voices on 4 June 2010

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Video interview with James Doherty, former member of the Derry Citizens Action Committee, by students of Oakgrove Integrated College on 4 June 2010 for the Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project. Doherty discusses the Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland in the 1960s and the importance of peaceful protest in achieving political aims. Civic Voices is an international organisation which promotes civic and democratic participation in society among teachers and students. Its International Democracy Memory Bank Project teaches students how to conduct oral histories on their country’s democratic process.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 June 2010

Name of First Interviewee: James Doherty

Role at time of Interview: Former member of the Derry Citizens Action Committee

Interviewer: Students of Oakgrove Integrated College

Purpose: News, Research, Academic

Media: Audiovisual, Transcript

Copyright: © Civic Voices 2012

Link: Access the resource

Programme/Book/Article: Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project

Time Period covered: 1950-2010

Key Individuals: James Doherty

Key Words: Gerrymandering, democratisation, nationalist

 

 

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