A group established on 9 October 1968 which was made up of representatives from a number of groups which at that time operated in Derry. Ivan Cooper was the first chairman and John Hume (who later became leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party; SDLP) was deputy chairman. The DCAC organised a number of protests in Derry in 1968 and 1969. See: Chapter 5, in, Purdie, Bob. (1990). 'Politics in the Streets: The origins of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland'. Belfast: Blackstaff Press.
Derry Citizens' Action Committee
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