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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:dam
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Texas
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:20th-century_floods_in_the_United_States
history of the Mississippi River
natural disasters in Arkansas
natural disasters in Louisiana
natural disasters in Mississippi
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gptkbp:cause
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heavy rainfall
levee failures
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gptkbp:consequence
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changes in federal flood control policy
impact on Herbert Hoover's political career
influence on blues music
mass migration of African Americans
increased role of federal government in disaster relief
impact on Great Migration
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gptkbp:damagedLevees
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145
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gptkbp:displacedPeople
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over 600,000
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gptkbp:documentedIn
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gptkb:Rising_Tide_(book)
PBS documentary
numerous newsreels
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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$1 billion (1927 USD)
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gptkbp:endDate
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1927-08-01
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gptkbp:floodedArea
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27,000 square miles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1927 Mississippi Flood
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Flood_Control_Act_of_1928
gptkb:Delta_blues_music
civil rights activism
African American migration patterns
federal disaster relief policy
levee construction standards
public perception of government responsibility
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mississippi_River
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive national attention
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Calvin_Coolidge
gptkb:Herbert_Hoover
gptkb:LeRoy_Percy
gptkb:John_Barry_(historian)
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
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gptkbp:response
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military assistance
federal government intervention
American Red Cross involvement
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gptkbp:startDate
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1927-04-15
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gptkbp:victim
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246
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Atchafalaya_River
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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