Statements (17)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic site
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee gptkb:Lowndes_County_Freedom_Organization |
gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:demolished |
late 1960s
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gptkbp:established |
1965
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
symbol of resistance to voter suppression
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lowndes County Tent City
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Lowndes_County,_Alabama
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
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gptkbp:purpose |
temporary housing for African American sharecroppers
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gptkbp:reasonForFormation |
eviction of African American sharecroppers for registering to vote
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gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:National_Park_Service
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lowndes_Interpretive_Center
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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