Long Hot Summer of 1964

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Freedom_Summer
gptkbp:arrested over 1,000 activists arrested
gptkbp:casualties dozens injured
at least 3 killed
gptkbp:endDate August 1964
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Long Hot Summer of 1964
gptkbp:legacy inspired future civil rights activism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:murder_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner
gptkbp:opposedBy Ku Klux Klan
local law enforcement
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Congress_of_Racial_Equality
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkb:Council_of_Federated_Organizations
gptkbp:participants gptkb:activist
African American residents
white volunteers
gptkbp:purpose civil rights activism
voter registration
gptkbp:result increased national attention to civil rights
passage of Civil Rights Act of 1964
formation of Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
gptkbp:startDate June 1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paterson_riot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8