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As the violence escalates ordinary people in Northern Ireland live surrounded by fear.
By 1972 a deeply segregated society has emerged. The violence has escalated and the British Army are constant presence. Catholic and Protestant working-class communities find themselves policed by rival paramilitary organizations.
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Episode 2 Preview
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By 1972 a deeply segregated society has emerged. The violence has escalated and the British Army are constant presence. Catholic and Protestant working-class communities find themselves policed by rival paramilitary organizations.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(explosion resounds) (dramatic music) - My community, my people, my city was being attacked by the IRA.
We needed to fight back and this was our army.
- I was in charge of guns when I was 17.
Guilty as charged.
- When you went down to the Harp Bar, religion went out the window.
- It was all about the music.
(dramatic music)
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