Peekskill Riots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf right
gptkbp:aftermath increased civil rights activism
public debate on free speech
gptkbp:cause racial tensions
anti-communist sentiment
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date August 27, 1949
September 4, 1949
gptkbp:eventType mob violence
violent attack
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peekskill Riots
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Paul_Robeson
gptkb:Pete_Seeger
gptkbp:location gptkb:Peekskill,_New_York
gptkbp:mediaCoverage national press
gptkbp:notableFor civil rights history
racist violence
anti-communist violence
gptkbp:opposedBy local authorities
veterans groups
right-wing groups
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:African-American
left-wing activists
gptkbp:result property damage
national controversy
injuries to concertgoers
gptkbp:triggeredBy planned concert by Paul Robeson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peekskill
gptkb:Peekskill,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5