Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disaster_response
gptkb:dam |
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Arkansas gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Illinois gptkb:Kansas gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Missouri gptkb:Oklahoma gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Texas |
| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 500
|
| gptkbp:cause |
heavy rainfall
levee failures |
| gptkbp:consequence |
gptkb:Flood_Control_Act_of_1928
gptkb:levee_dynamiting_in_St._Bernard_Parish,_Louisiana impact on Herbert Hoover's political career increased role of federal government in disaster response Red Cross relief efforts destruction of farmland influence on blues and jazz music inundation of over 27,000 square miles long-term economic impact on the Mississippi Delta region major changes in federal flood control policy migration of African Americans from the South racial tensions in relief camps submergence of hundreds of towns |
| gptkbp:displacedPeople |
over 630,000
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1927-08
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Flood of 1927
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
Mississippi River Valley |
| gptkbp:propertyDamage |
over $400 million (1927 USD)
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1927-04
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mississippi_River_flood_of_1993
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|