Montgomery bus boycott
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The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montgomery bus boycott canonical | 42 |
| Montgomery Bus Boycott | 12 |
| Montgomery bus segregation protests | 3 |
| Montgomery bus boycott litigation | 1 |
| the Montgomery bus boycott | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Montgomery bus boycott Context triple: [Martin Luther King Jr., participatedIn, Montgomery bus boycott]
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who advocated nonviolent resistance to racial segregation and injustice.
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Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.
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D.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Montgomery bus boycott Target entity description: The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
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A.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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B.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who advocated nonviolent resistance to racial segregation and injustice.
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C.
Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.
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D.
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
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E.
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in which American colonists, opposing British taxation, boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water, helping spark the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus boycott
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civil rights protest ⓘ mass boycott ⓘ nonviolent resistance campaign ⓘ |
| affected | Montgomery City Lines bus company revenues ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Rosa Parks Day in some U.S. states ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| duration | 381 days ⓘ |
| endDate | 1956-12-20 ⓘ |
| goal |
end racial segregation on Montgomery city buses
ⓘ
secure equal treatment for Black bus riders ⓘ |
| hasCause |
arrest of Rosa Parks
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racial segregation on Montgomery city buses ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage | national television and newspaper reports in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Jim Crow laws
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surface form:
Jim Crow era in the American South
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| influenced |
later bus boycotts and sit-ins across the South
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
modern American Civil Rights Movement
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| leader |
E. D. Nixon
ⓘ
Jo Ann Robinson ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ |
| legalCase | Browder v. Gayle ⓘ |
| location | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
African American residents of Montgomery
ⓘ
E. D. Nixon ⓘ Jo Ann Robinson ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Montgomery Improvement Association ⓘ Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| method |
boycott of city buses
ⓘ
carpool system ⓘ walking instead of riding buses ⓘ |
| movementIdeology |
Christian nonviolence
ⓘ
racial equality and desegregation ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
City of Montgomery authorities
ⓘ
segregationist white citizens in Montgomery ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Montgomery Improvement Association
ⓘ
local Black community leaders in Montgomery ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Movement
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| precededBy | longstanding complaints about mistreatment of Black bus riders in Montgomery ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that bus segregation in Montgomery was unconstitutional
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desegregation of Montgomery city buses ⓘ increased national attention to the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ rise of Martin Luther King Jr. as a national civil rights leader ⓘ |
| significance | considered one of the first large-scale demonstrations against segregation in the U.S. ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat on December 1, 1955 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1955-12-05 ⓘ |
| tactic |
economic pressure on the bus company
ⓘ
nonviolent civil disobedience ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Rosa Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955 ⓘ |
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Subject: Montgomery bus boycott Description of subject: The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Rosa Parks
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Montgomery bus segregation protests
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery County, Alabama
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Montgomery bus segregation protests
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Montgomery bus segregation protests
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Montgomery Bus Boycott