Northern Ireland 2020

The border was drawn in 1921, splitting communities and sometimes property, as the British government sought to create a home for the majority Protestant population of Northern Ireland at a time when the largely Catholic Republic of Ireland won its independence.

Members of the Orange Order march down the road in front of Drumcree Parish Church for their weekly protest in front of a waiting policeman who prevents them from continuing on through a Catholic area, Dec. 22, 2019, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. The weekly protests have continued since 1998 when the Protestant group was last permitted to complete their traditional route through a Catholic area and is viewed by some groups as controversial. (AP Photo/David Goldman)