National Negro Congress

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:political_representation
gptkb:anti-discrimination_laws
economic justice
social equality
fair employment practices
anti-lynching legislation
racial integration
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:labor_unions
other civil rights organizations
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:the_Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:encouraged youth involvement
political activism
gptkbp:events National Negro Congress Convention
gptkbp:faced_challenges_from internal divisions
external opposition
gptkbp:focus gptkb:education_reform
voting rights
housing rights
anti-lynching legislation
gptkbp:focus_area civil rights
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1935
gptkbp:goal elimination of racial discrimination
gptkbp:had_a_role_in the fight against Jim Crow laws
gptkbp:has_impact_on African American history
gptkbp:has_relationship_with gptkb:the_Communist_Party_USA
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:held_meetings_in various cities across the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Negro Congress
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
African American literature
gptkbp:influenced_by New Deal policies
the Great Migration
the labor movement
the socialist movement
gptkbp:involved_in national campaigns
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for African American leaders
gptkbp:is_active_in the 1930s
the 1940s
gptkbp:is_critical_for gptkb:the_Republican_Party
gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:is_opposed_by racial discrimination
gptkbp:key_event National Negro Congress Convention
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Ralph_Bunche
gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:Charles_S._Johnson
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkb:James_Weldon_Johnson
gptkb:Benjamin_Mays_Jr.
gptkb:Dorothy_Height
gptkb:Mary_Mc_Leod_Bethune
gptkbp:legacy influence on later civil rights movements
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph
gptkbp:organizes community events
gptkbp:promoted cultural pride
economic empowerment for African Americans
gptkbp:published gptkb:The_National_Negro_Congress_Bulletin
gptkbp:purpose advocacy for African American rights
gptkbp:supported New Deal policies
civil rights legislation
labor rights for African Americans
gptkbp:type gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:was_a_response_to racial injustices
gptkbp:was_part_of the struggle for civil rights
the broader civil rights movement
gptkbp:was_successful_in mobilizing grassroots support
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4