Post-World War II civil rights movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
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
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