1953 Short Creek raid

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:consequence increased sympathy for polygamist community
public backlash against Arizona government
gptkbp:date July 26, 1953
gptkbp:governorDuringEvent John Howard Pyle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest mass arrest of polygamists in American history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1953 Short Creek raid
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colorado_City,_Arizona
gptkb:Hildale,_Utah
Short Creek, Arizona
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread national attention
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Arizona_Department_of_Public_Safety
gptkbp:purpose to end polygamy
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints
Mormon fundamentalists
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints
history of polygamy in the United States
gptkbp:resultedIn arrest of men practicing polygamy
removal of women and children
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Short_Creek_Community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7