Good Trouble - by Forest Issac Jones

About the Book

Good Trouble is the story of the strong connection between the Black Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Catholic Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland - specifically, the influence of the Montgomery to Selma march on the 1969 Belfast to Derry march through oral history.

Book Synopsis

Good Trouble is the story of the strong connection between the Black Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the Catholic Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland - specifically, the influence of the Montgomery to Selma march on the 1969 Belfast to Derry march through oral history.

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"By viewing the events in Derry through the prism of those in Selma, Forest Jones draws attention to the striking commonality in cause and consequence of both the American and Northern Irish Civil Rights movements, and the awful violence which attempted to silence those twin cries for equality. In doing so, he creates an insightful and compelling examination of a terrible period in our shared histories and highlights the need for society to learn from the past for a more equitable future."-Brian McGilloway, Sunday Times and NY Times Bestselling author.

"The first comprehensive look at the connection between the two Civil Rights movements in the USA and Northern Ireland. Jones has written a book that is worthy of its subject."-Chris Riches, Correspondent for North-West England and Wales on the Daily Express.

"An important book that traces the parallels between two different fights for civil rights."-Sharon Dempsey Author, Queens University in Belfast

"Jones is a detailed researcher, and Good Trouble is based on a wide array of material, old and new...Jones offers affecting accounts of both the Selma to Montgomery march and the Belfast to Derry march. His book reads like a historical thriller at times. A must read."-Richard Moriarty, North West District Editor of The Sun.

Good trouble' [...] is, very much, a historical tale of the good, the bad and the ugly, and ultimately, the good again. -Belfast Telegraph

Mr. Issac Jones examines the movements' origins, its links, marches, protests, riots and dangerous confrontations, and the roles of individuals that helped bring change. [...] The book acknowledges how the anti-interment march in Derry that ended in the Bloody Sunday massacre was inspired by the Black Civil Rights campaign. -Derry Journal

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"By viewing the events in Derry through the prism of those in Selma, Forest Jones draws attention to the striking commonality in cause and consequence of both the American and Northern Irish Civil Rights movements, and the awful violence which attempted to silence those twin cries for equality. In doing so, he creates an insightful and compelling examination of a terrible period in our shared histories and highlights the need for society to learn from the past for a more equitable future."--Brian McGilloway, Sunday Times and NY Times Bestselling author.

"The first comprehensive look at the connection between the two Civil Rights movements in the USA and Northern Ireland. Jones has written a book that is worthy of its subject."--Chris Riches, Correspondent for North-West England and Wales on the Daily Express.

"An important book that traces the parallels between two different fights for civil rights."--Sharon Dempsey Author, Queens University in Belfast

"Jones is a detailed researcher, and Good Trouble is based on a wide array of material, old and new...Jones offers affecting accounts of both the Selma to Montgomery march and the Belfast to Derry march. His book reads like a historical thriller at times. A must read."--Richard Moriarty, North West District Editor of The Sun.

Good trouble' [...] is, very much, a historical tale of the good, the bad and the ugly, and ultimately, the good again. --Belfast Telegraph

Mr. Issac Jones examines the movements' origins, its links, marches, protests, riots and dangerous confrontations, and the roles of individuals that helped bring change. [...] The book acknowledges how the anti-interment march in Derry that ended in the Bloody Sunday massacre was inspired by the Black Civil Rights campaign. --Derry Journal

About the Author

Forest Issac Jones is an author of nonfiction, history and essays. He specialises in the study of Irish History, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and Northern Ireland. He resides in Virginia, USA, and is an adjunct professor at Hollins University.