The Derry Civil Rights emblem was designed (in 1968) by Derry artist Sheila Mc Clean, wife of Dr Raymond Mc Clean, himself a civil rights campaigner in the city. The oakleaf recognises the ancient origins of the city’s name Doire, an oakgrove. Black and white were used to represent all persuasions and promote inclusiveness, white being the union of the rainbow colours and black the union of the same colours in pigment.

Label written by Michael McGuinness, the donator of the Derry Civil Rights emblems to Tower Museum, Derry ~ Londonderry.