Video interview with John Hume, vice-chairman of the Derry Citizens Action Committee, by Pat Sweeney for RTE News in November 1968. In August of that year the Northern Ireland civil rights movement began public marches in support of its objectives causing community tensions between Catholics and Protestants in cities such as Derry/Londonderry. Hume discusses potential religious divisions within the civil rights movement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 20 November 1968
Name of First Interviewee: John Hume
Role at time of Interview: Vice-chairman of the Derry Citizens Action Committee
Interviewer: Pat Sweeney
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
Copyright: © RTÉ 2013
Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: RTE News
Time Period covered: 1968
Key Individuals: John Hume
Key Words: Civil rights, Derry Citizens Action Committee, RUC, religion