Rare film footage of 1965 Derry motorcade to Stormont over Magee ‘snub’
- 2 years ago
Rare film footage of the massive protest sparked after Derry was snubbed in favour of Coleraine back in 1965 for the siting of the new University of Ulster campus has been shared.
Nationalist and unionist leaders in Derry united to lead the protest following the publication of the Lockwood Report as shown in the footage shared by Northern Ireland Screen from its digital archive.
On February 10, 1965, Sir John Lockwood’s report on higher education in NI recommended that a second university be located in Coleraine sparking a storm of controversy.
Nationalist and unionist leaders in Derry united to lead the protest following the publication of the Lockwood Report as shown in the footage shared by Northern Ireland Screen from its digital archive.
On February 10, 1965, Sir John Lockwood’s report on higher education in NI recommended that a second university be located in Coleraine sparking a storm of controversy.