Louisiana Citizens' Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
organization
|
| gptkbp:activities |
public relations campaigns
community organizing political lobbying |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:White_Citizens'_Council
|
| gptkbp:areaServed |
gptkb:Southern_United_States
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
promoting hate speech
advocating for racial discrimination opposing civil rights |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1980s
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1954
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Louisiana
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Louisiana Citizens' Council
|
| gptkbp:impact |
voting rights
education policies housing policies |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
controversial history
influence on modern conservatism influence on racial politics |
| gptkbp:membership |
educators
predominantly white lawyers politicians local business leaders |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:John_S._McCulloch
gptkb:Willis_V._McCulloch |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 Integration of public schools Massive Resistance |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
desegregation
|
| gptkbp:publications |
The Citizen
The_Councilor |
| gptkbp:purpose |
promote segregation
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
white supremacy racial segregation |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Council_of_Conservative_Citizens
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
grassroots mobilization
legal challenges media campaigns |