Montgomery Bus Boycott

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Montgomery_Improvement_Association
gptkbp:celebrates memorials and events
gptkbp:completed December 20, 1956
gptkbp:documentedIn books and films
gptkbp:duration 381 days
gptkbp:goal end racial segregation on public buses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Montgomery Bus Boycott
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Gandhian_principles
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent boycotts
gptkbp:involved public transportation
African_American_community
gptkbp:is_a the March on Washington
economic protest
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for race_relations_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:is_a_model_for future protests
gptkbp:is_a_place_for institutional racism
gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of the civil rights struggle
gptkbp:is_characterized_by community solidarity
gptkbp:is_organized_by local leaders
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:NAACP
churches
labor unions
gptkbp:keyEvent the fight for equality
the struggle for civil rights
the civil rights movement.
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:launched December 5, 1955
gptkbp:ledTo formation of civil rights organizations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:opposedBy local government
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Supreme_Court_ruling_against_bus_segregation
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of African_American_leadership
gptkbp:significance pivotal_event_in_American_history
gptkbp:significantEvent African_American_rights
American_history
U.S._history
gptkbp:sparked national attention on civil rights issues
gptkbp:tactics nonviolent protest
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for social change
future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the desegregation of public transport
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
social inequality
racial injustice
discriminatory practices
Rosa_Parks'_arrest
gptkbp:was_a_result_of community resilience
grassroots activism
nonviolent resistance
gptkbp:was_marked_by community meetings
arrests of participants