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Democratic National Convention 1948
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Democratic_National_Convention_1948
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
political event
gptkbp:attendedBy
delegates from all 48 states
gptkbp:endDate
July 14, 1948
gptkbp:followedBy
gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention_1952
gptkbp:heldBy
gptkb:Convention_Hall_(Philadelphia)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Democratic National Convention 1948
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:nominatedFor
gptkb:Alben_W._Barkley
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent
Walkout by Southern delegates
Adoption of civil rights plank
gptkbp:notableSpeaker
gptkb:Hubert_H._Humphrey
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:precededBy
gptkb:Democratic_National_Convention_1944
gptkbp:resultedIn
Dixiecrat walkout
Formation of States' Rights Democratic Party
gptkbp:significance
First major party convention to be televised nationally
gptkbp:startDate
July 12, 1948
gptkbp:televisionShow
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Convention_Hall_(Philadelphia)
gptkb:Civic_Center,_Philadelphia
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6