Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
social movement
|
| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:SCLC SNCC CORE |
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
achieving equal rights
ending racial segregation |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced music and art
inspired other movements promoted civil disobedience changed public perceptions of race |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkb:post-World_War_II_America Great Migration Cold_War_tensions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
labor movements
African_American_churches Gandhian_principles |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 March on Washington |
| gptkbp:legacy |
increased awareness of systemic racism
influence on global human rights movements foundation for future activism ongoing struggles for equality |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968 |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
documentaries
newspaper articles televised events photographs of protests |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:Ella_Baker gptkb:Malcolm_X gptkb:Rosa_Parks |
| gptkbp:outcome |
affirmative action policies
desegregation increased voter registration greater political representation |