Focus on: Patricia and Conn McCluskey (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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What were the professions of Patricia and Conn McCluskey?
What were the professions of Patricia and Conn McCluskey?
Schoolteacher and doctor
Where did Patricia and Conn McCluskey settle when they married?
Where did Patricia and Conn McCluskey settle when they married?
Dungannon, County Tyrone
What organization did Patricia McCluskey form in 1963?
What organization did Patricia McCluskey form in 1963?
Homeless Citizens' League
What issue did the Homeless Citizens' League primarily address?
What issue did the Homeless Citizens' League primarily address?
Unfair distribution of housing
When did the McCluskeys found the Campaign for Social Justice?
When did the McCluskeys found the Campaign for Social Justice?
January 1964
Which areas did the CSJ focus on regarding discrimination?
Which areas did the CSJ focus on regarding discrimination?
Housing, employment, representation
What was the title of the CSJ's 1967 report?
What was the title of the CSJ's 1967 report?
The Plain Truth
In what year was NICRA established?
In what year was NICRA established?
1967
When was the first major civil rights march organized?
When was the first major civil rights march organized?
24 August 1968
What was the route of the first major civil rights march?
What was the route of the first major civil rights march?
Coalisland to Dungannon
What did gerrymandering ensure in local government?
What did gerrymandering ensure in local government?
Unionists kept control in Catholic areas
Why did the McCluskeys resign from NICRA after 1969?
Why did the McCluskeys resign from NICRA after 1969?
Movement became more militant