Rock Hill Bus Boycott

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:aftermath influence on future protests
legacy of civil rights advocacy
increased activism in the South
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_markers
community events
gptkbp:community_support local churches
student organizations
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:goal end racial segregation on public buses
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
racial discrimination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rock Hill Bus Boycott
gptkbp:influenced social justice movements
future civil rights legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Greensboro_sit-ins
gptkbp:initiated_by African American community
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:documentaries
academic studies
books about civil rights
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:James_Lawson
gptkb:C._P._Ellis
gptkbp:led_to formation of local civil rights organizations
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance
inspiration for future generations
part of American history
example of grassroots activism
impact on local policies
gptkbp:legal_issue court cases against segregation
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rock_Hill,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:media_coverage local newspapers
national news outlets
gptkbp:notable_event public demonstrations
community meetings
arrests of participants
speeches by activists
collaboration with other civil rights groups
gptkbp:outcome eventual desegregation of public transportation
gptkbp:participants students from Friendship Junior College
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:resulted_in increased awareness of civil rights issues
gptkbp:significance part of a larger movement against segregation
gptkbp:strategy nonviolent protest
boycotting buses
gptkbp:year gptkb:1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_of_Rock_Hill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7