Freedom Riders attack (1961)
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:date |
May 14, 1961
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Freedom Riders attack (1961)
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| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Freedom_Riders
Ku Klux Klan local white mobs |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
increased federal protection for Freedom Riders
Interstate Commerce Commission ban on segregation in bus terminals |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
gptkb:Anniston,_Alabama |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
national press
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to challenge segregation in interstate bus travel
|
| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Attorney_General_Robert_F._Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
national attention
bus burning physical assaults |
| gptkbp:target |
interracial bus riders
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Anniston
gptkb:Anniston,_Alabama,_USA |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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