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People watching parade, Belfast, Northern Ireland
People watching an Orange Order parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: 1969
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1969 Belfast Division Loyal Marching Parade Protestant Protestantism Roadway Sectarian Tradition Troubles
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This evocative photograph captures the tense atmosphere of Belfast, Northern Ireland during the late 1960s, as people watch an Orange Order parade make its way through the city streets. The Orange Order, a Protestant fraternal organization with deep historical and cultural significance in Northern Ireland, held annual parades to commemorate the Protestant victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. However, by the late 1960s, these parades had become a source of deep division and conflict between the Protestant and Catholic communities. In this image, we see a large crowd gathered on the pavement and the roadway, their expressions a mix of curiosity, apprehension, and determination. The men in the foreground, dressed in suits and hats, seem to be deep in conversation, while the women and children watch the parade with a sense of wonder and perhaps even fear. The Orange Order marchers, dressed in their distinctive regalia, can be seen in the distance, their faces impassive as they make their way through the streets. The year 1969 would mark the beginning of the Troubles, a period of intense violence and political instability in Northern Ireland that would last for decades. This photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the deep-rooted sectarian divisions that fueled the conflict, and the sense of unease and uncertainty that pervaded the streets of Belfast during this tumultuous time in Irish history.
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