1928 Democratic National Convention
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_1932_Democratic_National_Convention
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| gptkbp:controversy |
debate over the Catholicism of Alfred E. Smith
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| gptkbp:covered_by |
national media
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| gptkbp:date |
June 24 – July 2, 1928
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| gptkbp:discusses |
civil rights
agricultural policies economic issues |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:1928_Republican_National_Convention
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| gptkbp:held_in |
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked the rise of urban political machines
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1928 Democratic National Convention
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
the Great Migration
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| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
prominent political figures
delegates from across the United States |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
factional disputes within the party
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Prohibition
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| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the Democratic Party's strategy to appeal to urban voters
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| gptkbp:notable_inductees |
gptkb:Alfred_E._Smith
gptkb:Joseph_F._Guffey |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
gptkb:Alfred_E._Smith
gptkb:William_Jennings_Bryan |
| gptkbp:part_of |
1928 United States presidential election
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| gptkbp:platform |
opposed the Ku Klux Klan
supported the repeal of Prohibition |
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Alfred E. Smith's nomination for President
Joseph F. Guffey's nomination for Vice President |
| gptkbp:significance |
the role of media in politics
the role of women in politics the role of labor unions the role of grassroots movements the role of youth in politics the emergence of new political leaders the impact of the stock market crash the relationship between state and federal politics the Democratic Party's response to the Great Depression the Democratic Party's focus on urban issues the Democratic Party's future electoral strategies the Democratic Party's outreach to minority groups the Democratic Party's platform on social issues the Democratic Party's stance on foreign policy the evolution of campaign strategies the evolution of party platforms the impact on American history. the impact on American political culture the impact on civil rights legislation the impact on future conventions the impact on party unity the impact on voter turnout the influence of Southern Democrats the influence of political consultants the legacy of Alfred E. Smith the role of immigrants in the Democratic Party the role of political endorsements the role of political fundraising the shift in party ideology the relationship between the Democratic Party and labor movements |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
first major party convention held in the South since the Civil War
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the political climate of the 1920s
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