Post-World War II civil rights movement
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
social movement
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
African_American_rights
|
gptkbp:goal |
achieve voting rights
end racial segregation promote social justice combat racial discrimination ensure equal opportunity |
gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement_of_the_1950s_and_1960s Great Depression African_American_culture_in_the_20th_century |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Post-World War II civil rights movement
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gptkbp:impact |
increased awareness of racial issues
inspired other movements changed public policy influenced international human rights |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:World_War_II
Great Migration |
gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement_of_the_1960s
gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education March on Washington Freedom Summer |
gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 |
gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future generations
ongoing struggle for equality establishment of civil rights organizations cultural impact on art and literature foundation for subsequent social movements |
gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:Malcolm_X gptkb:Rosa_Parks |
gptkbp:relatedPatent |
Women's rights movement
Labor rights movement LGBT rights movement Environmental justice movement Immigrant rights movement |
gptkbp:tactics |
grassroots organizing
legal challenges sit-ins boycotts nonviolent protest |