Civil rights movement

=== Northern Ireland ===
{{See also|Northern Ireland civil rights movement}}
[[File:Malcolm X Ireland.jpg|thumb|Mural of [[Malcolm X]] in [[Belfast]]]]

Due to policies of [[Segregation in Northern Ireland|segregation]] and disenfranchisement present in Northern Ireland many Irish activists took inspiration from American civil rights activists. [[People's Democracy (Ireland)|People's Democracy]] had organized a [[Burntollet Bridge incident|"Long March" from Belfast to Derry]] which was inspired by the [[Selma to Montgomery marches]].<ref name=kingireland>{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/niallodowd/how-martin-luther-king-inspired-north-uprising |title=How Martin Luther King inspired a Northern Ireland uprising|website=irishcentral.com|access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref> During the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland protesters often sang the American protest song [[We Shall Overcome]] and sometimes referred to themselves as the "negroes of Northern Ireland".<ref name=civilrightsireland>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/dr-king-s-impact-fight-civil-rights-northern-ireland-n495701 |title=Dr. King's Impact on the Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland|website=NBC News|date=January 18, 2016 |access-date=September 11, 2020}}</ref>