Selma to Montgomery marches

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:cause voting rights
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_National_Historic_Trail
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distance 54 miles
gptkbp:endDate 1965-03-25
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Selma to Montgomery marches
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bloody_Sunday
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Amelia_Boynton_Robinson
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:numberOfMarches 3
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Alabama_State_Police
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:route gptkb:Selma,_Alabama
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Montgomery,_Alabama
gptkbp:significance turning point in U.S. civil rights movement
gptkbp:startDate 1965-03-07
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3