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Birmingham Campaign (Civil Rights Movement)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Birmingham_Campaign_(Civil_Rights_Movement)
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Civil rights campaign
gptkbp:arrested
Over 2,000 demonstrators
gptkbp:endDate
May 10, 1963
gptkbp:goal
Desegregation of Birmingham's public facilities
Economic justice for African Americans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Birmingham Campaign (Civil Rights Movement)
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
gptkbp:legacy
Major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
Extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:method
gptkb:Sit-ins
Boycotts
Marches
Nonviolent direct action
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail
gptkb:Children's_Crusade
gptkbp:notableFor
Police using fire hoses and dogs on protesters
gptkbp:notableParticipant
gptkb:Fred_Shuttlesworth
gptkb:James_Bevel
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Ralph_Abernathy
gptkb:Wyatt_Tee_Walker
gptkbp:opposedBy
gptkb:Bull_Connor
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Alabama_Christian_Movement_for_Human_Rights
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:result
Increased national attention to civil rights
Desegregation agreement reached
gptkbp:startDate
April 3, 1963
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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