Civil Rights Movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:SCLC
SNCC
CORE
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced fashion
influenced literature
influenced art
influenced film
influenced music
gptkbp:finish 1960s
gptkbp:focusesOn racial equality
gptkbp:foundedIn 1950s
gptkbp:historicalSignificance expanded civil liberties
promoted social justice
challenged systemic racism
shaped_modern_American_politics
transformed_American_society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:localEconomy inspired anti-colonial movements
influenced women's rights movements
inspired human rights movements
influenced global civil rights activism
influenced_LGBTQ_rights_movements
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:Birmingham_Campaign
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
gptkbp:outcome affirmative action policies
desegregation
increased voter registration
greater awareness of racial issues
gptkbp:tactics marches
sit-ins
boycotts
nonviolent protest
civil disobedience