Committee of Vigilance

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:activeDuring 1851
1856
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:California
gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:dissolved 1851
1856
gptkbp:formedBy citizens of San Francisco
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Committee of Vigilance
gptkbp:influencedBy lawlessness during California Gold Rush
gptkbp:legacy influenced later vigilante groups in the American West
gptkbp:notableAction public trials
deportation of criminals
lynching of suspected criminals
gptkbp:notableFor vigilante justice
gptkbp:opposedBy local government officials
gptkbp:purpose combat crime and corruption
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:San_Francisco_Committee_of_Vigilance_of_1851
gptkb:San_Francisco_Committee_of_Vigilance_of_1856
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Francisco_Vigilance_Movement_(1851,_1856)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8