Americus Movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Americus,_Georgia
gptkbp:focus civil rights
gptkbp:goal voting rights
racial equality
desegregation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Americus Movement
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Andrew_Young
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for activists
foundation for future legislation
cultural_impact_on_American_society
gptkbp:notableEvent Freedom Rides
Voter registration drives
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:outcome increased voter registration
greater awareness of civil rights issues
influence on future movements
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Black_Power_Movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Birmingham_Campaign
gptkb:Native_American_rights_movements
March on Washington
Community development initiatives
Political activism
Global justice movements
Human rights movements
Social justice movements
Anti-Vietnam War protests
Freedom Summer
Labor rights movements
Environmental justice movements
Anti-globalization protests
Grassroots organizing efforts
Women’s rights movements
LGBT rights movements
Immigrant rights movements
gptkbp:technique community organizing
marches
sit-ins
nonviolent protest
gptkbp:timePeriod 1960s