Louisiana's Civil Rights Movement

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced music and art
Inspired literature
Encouraged community organizing
Promoted civil rights education
Shaped public discourse
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced future civil rights activism
Promoted equality and justice
Fought against racial segregation
Raised awareness of racial issues
Empowered_African_American_communities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louisiana's Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Increased voter registration
End_of_Jim_Crow_laws
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Boycotts
Freedom Rides
Marches
Sit-ins
gptkbp:keyEvent gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
March on Washington
Desegregation of schools
gptkbp:keyFigures A.P._Tureaud
Rufus_Harris
gptkbp:legacy Continued activism for racial equality
Influence on Black Lives Matter movement
Recognition of historical figures
Establishment of civil rights memorials
Ongoing struggles for social justice
gptkbp:legislation Louisiana_Civil_Rights_Law_of_1964
Louisiana_Voting_Rights_Act
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Local newspapers
Television news
National publications
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lafayette
gptkb:Shreveport
gptkb:Baton_Rouge
gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:Lake_Charles
gptkbp:occursIn gptkb:Louisiana
gptkbp:timePeriod 1950s to 1970s