1948 Democratic National Convention
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:event
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| gptkbp:controversy |
Division within the Democratic Party
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| gptkbp:date |
July 12-14, 1948
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-war America
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First major party to adopt a civil rights platform
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1948 Democratic National Convention
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| gptkbp:impact |
American politics
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:political_movement
Post-World War II sentiments |
| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
Delegates from all 48 states
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| gptkbp:key_issues |
gptkb:government_agency
Labor Rights Civil Rights |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Extensive national media coverage
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
Debate over civil liberties
Debate over economic policy Adoption of the party platform Debate over foreign policy Adoption of the civil rights plank Debate over taxation Debate over international relations Adoption of the party's platform on education Adoption of the party's platform on health care Controversial delegate seating Debate over education reform Debate over environmental policy Debate over foreign aid Debate over healthcare reform Debate over housing policy Debate over immigration policy Debate over labor issues Debate over labor rights Debate over military policy Debate over national security. Debate over racial equality Debate over social security Debate over the role of government Debate over trade policy Debate over veterans' benefits Debate over women's rights Formation of the Dixiecrat faction Protests by civil rights activists Truman's address to the convention Truman's call for unity Truman's commitment to civil rights Truman's speech on civil rights |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Hubert_Humphrey
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_II |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
Various party leaders
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| gptkbp:notable_winners |
Truman's surprise victory in the 1948 election
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Nomination of Harry S. Truman
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:1944_Democratic_National_Convention
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| gptkbp:related_to |
Cold War politics
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Formation of the Progressive Party
Truman's re-election campaign |
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:1952_Democratic_National_Convention
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Alben_W._Barkley
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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