A later official inquiry found that all that had been required for police to begin "using their batons indiscriminately" against the 400 protesters (among them Belfast Republican Labour MP Gerry Fitt, hit twice on the head and hospitalised) was defiance of the initial order to disperse. The Duke Street march sparked two days of street fighting as protesters and residents resisted the entry of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) into the Catholic Bogside. Hume, elected vice-chair of a new Citizens’ Action Committee (CAC), called for a sit-down protest at the Guildhall two weeks later. A further peaceful demonstration organised and stewarded by CAC on 16 November attracted 15,000. With the government appearing to respond, both Hume's committee and NICRA called for a suspension of further protests.
a later official inquiry found that all that had been required for police to begin "using their batons indiscriminately" against the 400 protesters (among them belfast republican labour mp gerry fitt hit twice on the head and hospitalised) was defiance of the initial order to disperse the duke street march sparked two days of street fighting as protesters and residents resisted the entry of the royal ulster constabulary (ruc) into the catholic bogside hume elected vice-chair of a new citizens’ action committee (cac) called for a sit-down protest at the guildhall two weeks later a further peaceful demonstration organised and stewarded by cac on 16 november attracted 15000 with the government appearing to respond both hume's committee and nicra called for a suspension of further protests