1960s
In the 1960s, a wave of civil rights, anti-war and student protest movements broke out across Europe and across the world.
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Many of the protesters at this time were the first generation to grow up with televisions in their homes. This allowed them to view events from around the world and view other cultures as well as major events.
Seeing other people protest for rights around the world influenced others in Northern Ireland and elsewhere to start their own campaigns.
The 1960s also marked the official start of the Troubles which would impact communities across Northern Ireland over the next 30 years.
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Two Belfast women talk to a British Lieutenant during a Battalion's tour in 1969. © IWM TR 32954
Civil Rights Movement
Women together
