Short Creek raid

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:aftermath decline in anti-polygamy enforcement in Arizona
increased sympathy for polygamist community
gptkbp:cause polygamy enforcement
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Arizona_Department_of_Public_Safety
gptkb:Arizona_National_Guard
gptkbp:date July 26, 1953
gptkbp:governorDuringEvent gptkb:Howard_Pyle
gptkbp:historicalSignificance largest mass arrest of polygamists in U.S. history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Short Creek raid
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colorado_City,_Arizona
gptkb:Hildale,_Utah
Short Creek, Arizona
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:Life_magazine
national newspapers
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints
Mormon fundamentalists
gptkbp:resultedIn separation of families
national media attention
public backlash
arrest of men
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Short_Creek_Community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7