synonyms: DCD Association (DCDA)(?) A group set up in July 1969 with the aim of defending the Catholic areas of Derry against what it viewed as attacks by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and the 'B'-Specials. The DCDA was active in erecting barricades, organising patrols of what became known as 'Free Derry' (a 'no-go' area). 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' Defence Committee
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