National Civil Rights Movement
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
social movement
|
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
end racial discrimination
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-World_War_II_America
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement_of_the_1950s_and_1960s Cold War era Great Migration grassroots organizing efforts youth involvement in activism influence of media coverage role of churches in activism African_American_struggle_for_equality Supreme_Court_decisions_on_civil_rights economic_disparities_in_America impact_of_World_War_II_on_civil_rights |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Civil Rights Movement
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
African_American_culture
|
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
abolitionist movement
Gandhi's_principles |
| gptkbp:involves |
community organizing
legal challenges nonviolent protest |
| gptkbp:key_figure |
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Andrew_Young gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Ella_Baker gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph gptkb:Bayard_Rustin gptkb:Fannie_Lou_Hamer gptkb:Malcolm_X gptkb:Rosa_Parks gptkb:Diane_Nash |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches March on Washington |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
segregationists |
| gptkbp:outcome |
affirmative action policies
desegregation increased voter registration greater awareness of civil rights issues influence on other social movements establishment of civil rights organizations increased representation in government cultural shifts in attitudes towards race |