Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:event
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
National attention to election integrity
Reformers took control of local government |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Athens
|
| gptkbp:cause |
Electoral fraud
Corruption in local government |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:date |
August 1–2, 1946
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for election reform movements
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:McMinn_County,_Tennessee
gptkb:Athens,_Tennessee |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
national newspapers
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
armed uprising by citizens
restoration of democratic elections |
| gptkbp:participants |
local law enforcement
WWII veterans political machine supporters |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
voter suppression
post-World War II American politics |
| gptkbp:result |
End of local political machine
Reformers' victory |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Athens_(1946)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
McMinn County War
|