Baton Rouge Bus Boycott

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:commemorated_by local history events
gptkbp:community_involvement from various sectors
gptkbp:community_support from various racial groups
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:created_awareness_of systemic racism
gptkbp:duration approximately 8 months
gptkbp:ended February 1954
gptkbp:featured_in gptkb:documentaries
mass meetings and rallies
gptkbp:followed_by other bus boycotts in the South
gptkbp:founded_in new civil rights organizations
gptkbp:goal end racial segregation on public buses
gptkbp:highlights public transportation access
economic power of African Americans
gptkbp:historical_significance first major bus boycott in the South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baton Rouge Bus Boycott
gptkbp:impact increased awareness of civil rights issues
gptkbp:influenced future protests against segregation
gptkbp:influenced_by national civil rights organizations
gptkbp:inspired future generations of activists
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkbp:involved boycotting public transportation
gptkbp:involved_legal_actions court cases against segregation
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in scholarly articles
gptkbp:is_challenged_by racial discrimination
segregationists
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
local newspapers
gptkbp:is_led_by African American community leaders
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for social justice
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:is_organized_by local churches
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a pivotal moment in American history
gptkbp:is_recognized_by civil rights leaders.
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:NAACP
local businesses
gptkbp:is_taught_in gptkb:educational_curricula
gptkbp:led_to increased voter registration among African Americans
gptkbp:legislation local anti-discrimination laws
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Rev._T._J._Jemison
gptkbp:outcome improved conditions for African Americans
gptkbp:recognized_by civil rights historians
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkbp:resulted_in desegregation of buses
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:sparked similar movements across the country
gptkbp:started_in June 1953
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Resistance
gptkbp:symbolizes struggle for equality
gptkbp:utilized carpooling as an alternative transportation
gptkbp:was_part_of larger civil rights struggle
gptkbp:was_supported_by local activists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greater_Baton_Rouge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5