Catholic civil rights workers assembled in a city in Northern Ireland in 1972 for a protest. The protesters rallied in support of Irish nationalists.

In 1972, Catholic civil rights protesters in Northern Ireland were generally aligned with Irish nationalists, who sought to end British rule and unite Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland. Therefore, their protest was to oppose British rule. The correct choice is “to oppose British rule.”

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