Bloody Sunday

... On August 9th, 1971, the British government introduced a new policy in Northern Ireland. The policy introduced meant the citizens of Northern Ireland could be placed in prison without the benefit of trial. Once this policy came into effect, the citizens of Northern Ireland were outraged as their own people were being placed in jail without the right to prove themselves innocent in a court of law. As the anger of the Northern Irish people grew, more and more demonstrations where carried out upon this unjust policy. On January 30th, 1972, the Derry Civil Rights Association organised a march as means of peaceful protest. The marchers were to march from the Creggan estate into the center of Derry. At about 2:00pm, the crowd began to gather in the Creggan estate and the march commenced. As they got closer to the center of Derry, the march had attracted about 25,000 supporters. It was

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