Nashville sit-ins

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:SNCC
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:SCLC
gptkbp:arrested_for many participants
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_markers
gptkbp:commemoration held annually
gptkbp:community_support from local businesses
from national organizations
from civil rights leaders
from local churches
from students and faculty
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced music and art
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:educational_value taught in schools
gptkbp:goal desegregation of lunch counters
gptkbp:historical_impact inspired future protests
gptkbp:historical_significance marked a turning point in civil rights activism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nashville sit-ins
gptkbp:influenced_by Gandhian principles of nonviolence
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:Nashville_Student_Movement
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Greensboro_sit-ins
gptkbp:inspired_similar_actions across the United States
gptkbp:is_documented_in books and films
gptkbp:key_event escalation of protests in April 1960
first sit-in on February 13, 1960
successful negotiations in May 1960
gptkbp:led_to formation of SNCC
gptkbp:legacy symbol of youth activism
example of effective nonviolent protest
part of broader Civil Rights Movement history
gptkbp:legal_issue faced by participants
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:James_Bevel
gptkb:Diane_Nash
gptkbp:public_perception on racial equality
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed reactions
gptkbp:resulted_in desegregation of public facilities
gptkbp:significance pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:strategy coordinated by student leaders
gptkbp:tactics_used nonviolent direct action
gptkbp:targeted_establishments gptkb:Woolworth's
Kress
Mc Lellan's
gptkbp:type gptkb:protests
gptkbp:year gptkb:1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3