Title | Interview with Alex Scott by Kevin O’Kelly for RTE News in February 1969 |
Date | February 1969 |
Description | Video interview with Alex Scott and family, residents of the Shankill Road in Belfast, by Kevin O’Kelly for RTE News in February 1969. In August 1968 the Northern Ireland civil rights movement began public marches in support of its objectives, leading to political tensions at Stormont and community tensions between Catholics and Protestants in cities such as Derry/Londonderry and Belfast. Alex Scott and his family discuss the civil rights issue and unionist political divisions. |
Date of Release/Broadcast | 19 February 1969 |
Name of First Interviewee | Alex Scott |
Role at time of Interview | Residents of the Shankill Road, Belfast |
Interviewer | Kevin O’Kelly |
Purpose | News |
Media | Audiovisual |
Copyright | © RTÉ 2013 |
Link | Click here |
Programme/Book/Article | RTE News |
Time Period covered | 1969 |
Key Individuals | Alex Scott, Ian Paisley, Terence O’Neill |
Key Words | Civil rights, religion, youth, housing |
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