Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:consequence |
Pickrick Restaurant was eventually closed
Lester Maddox became a prominent segregationist figure |
| gptkbp:date |
June 11, 1964
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| gptkbp:describes |
Lester Maddox and his supporters threatened African American activists with pickaxe handles (drumsticks) to prevent them from entering his restaurant.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pickrick drumstick incident
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:Lester_Maddox
African American civil rights activists |
| gptkbp:location |
Pickrick Restaurant, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
widely covered in national media
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
segregation in the United States |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased national attention to civil rights issues
legal action against Lester Maddox |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lester_Maddox
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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