Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
|
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Texas |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
|
| gptkbp:cause |
heavy rainfall
levee failures |
| gptkbp:consequence |
changes in federal flood control policy
increased role of federal government in disaster response major migration of African Americans destroyed crops and farmland impacted 27,000 square miles influenced 1928 Flood Control Act influenced blues and jazz music inundated hundreds of towns led to construction of new levees and floodways |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:displacedPeople |
over 630,000
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1927-08
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Flood of 1927
|
| gptkbp:location |
Mississippi River Valley
|
| gptkbp:propertyDamage |
over $400 million (1927 USD)
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1927-04
|
| gptkbp:victim |
estimated 500
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Greenville,_Mississippi
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|