Selma to Montgomery marches
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The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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Target entity: Selma to Montgomery marches Context triple: [Martin Luther King Jr., participatedIn, Selma to Montgomery marches]
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Birmingham campaign
The Birmingham campaign was a pivotal 1963 civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama, marked by nonviolent protests against racial segregation that drew national attention and helped spur major civil rights legislation.
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Montgomery bus boycott
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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Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail is a landmark 1963 open letter by Martin Luther King Jr. defending nonviolent civil disobedience against racial injustice and articulating the moral urgency of the civil rights movement.
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American civil rights movement
The American civil rights movement was a mid-20th-century mass social and political campaign, prominently led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure equal rights under the law.
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Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Selma to Montgomery marches Target entity description: The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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A.
Birmingham campaign
The Birmingham campaign was a pivotal 1963 civil rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama, marked by nonviolent protests against racial segregation that drew national attention and helped spur major civil rights legislation.
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B.
Montgomery bus boycott
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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C.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail is a landmark 1963 open letter by Martin Luther King Jr. defending nonviolent civil disobedience against racial injustice and articulating the moral urgency of the civil rights movement.
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D.
American civil rights movement
The American civil rights movement was a mid-20th-century mass social and political campaign, prominently led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure equal rights under the law.
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E.
Little Rock Integration Crisis
The Little Rock Integration Crisis was a 1957 confrontation in which federal troops were deployed to enforce the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. civil rights movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights protest
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event in the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ march ⓘ nonviolent protest campaign ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
National Historic Trail designation of the route
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annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1965-03-25 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| hasCause |
systemic disenfranchisement of Black voters in Alabama
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voter suppression of African Americans in the U.S. South ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
federal oversight of voter registration in certain states
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increased national support for civil rights legislation ⓘ passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
earlier civil rights campaigns in the South
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philosophy of nonviolence ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | federal court order allowing the march to proceed ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alabama ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American voting rights
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racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television coverage ⓘ |
| method |
nonviolent resistance
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peaceful marching ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
Alabama State Capitol
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Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church ⓘ Edmund Pettus Bridge ⓘ |
| opponent |
Alabama
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surface form:
Alabama state troopers
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ segregationist local officials ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
George Wallace
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surface form:
Governor George Wallace
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| organizer |
Dallas County Voters League
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| participant |
Amelia Boynton Robinson
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Andrew Young ⓘ Bayard Rustin ⓘ Coretta Scott King ⓘ Hosea Williams ⓘ James Bevel ⓘ John Lewis ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ thousands of civil rights activists ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
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| route | U.S. Route 80 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Bloody Sunday
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Turnaround Tuesday ⓘ third Selma to Montgomery march ⓘ |
| startDate | 1965-03-07 ⓘ |
| startPoint | Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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surface form:
President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Subject: Selma to Montgomery marches Description of subject: The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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