Astor Place Riot

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf right
gptkbp:causedBy anti-British sentiment
class tensions
rivalry between Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready
gptkbp:date May 10, 1849
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Astor Place Riot
gptkbp:involves gptkb:New_York_City_Police_Department
gptkb:New_York_State_Militia
supporters of Edwin Forrest
supporters of William Charles Macready
gptkbp:location gptkb:Astor_Place,_Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notableEvent militia fired into crowd
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Edwin_Forrest
gptkb:Isaac_V._Fowler
gptkb:William_Charles_Macready
gptkb:James_Harper
gptkbp:relatedTo history of New York City
19th-century riots in the United States
anti-British sentiment in the United States
history of American theater
gptkbp:resultedIn at least 22 deaths
over 120 injuries
gptkbp:significance highlighted class divisions in New York City
influenced theater history in America
gptkbp:tookPlaceIn gptkb:Astor_Opera_House
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edwin_Forrest
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5