Southern fire-eaters

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:advocated_for secession from the Union
military preparedness
the defense of Southern honor
gptkbp:aims_to_improve Southern youth
gptkbp:are_known_for their public demonstrations
their fiery speeches
their inflammatory literature
their opposition to federal intervention
their opposition to the Wilmot Proviso
their passionate rhetoric
their role in the Civil War
their strong oratory skills
gptkbp:are_part_of the antebellum South
the Southern elite
the Southern aristocracy
gptkbp:belief states' rights
gptkbp:has_artwork gptkb:Louis_T._Wigfall
gptkb:William_Lowndes_Yancey
gptkb:Robert_Barnwell_Rhett
gptkbp:has_impact_on Southern public opinion
gptkbp:has_role the formation of the Confederacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern fire-eaters
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:is_active_in the 1850s
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:the_Confederacy
the plantation system
gptkbp:is_characterized_by extreme pro-slavery views
gptkbp:is_critical_for gptkb:the_Republican_Party
gptkb:Northern_abolitionists
gptkbp:is_influential_in the Southern economy
the secession crisis
the creation of Southern identity
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as defenders of Southern culture
firebrand politicians
militant advocates for slavery
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in radicals
the architects of secession
the voice of the South
gptkbp:is_opposed_by compromise on slavery
Unionists in the South
gptkbp:notable_figures Southern politics
gptkbp:promoted Southern nationalism
gptkbp:sought_to_rally_support_for the Confederate cause
gptkbp:supported the expansion of slavery
gptkbp:was_involved_in the lead-up to the Civil War
the 1860 Democratic National Convention
the Southern Rights movement
the Southern secession movement
the debates over the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the establishment of Confederate policies
the push for Southern independence
gptkbp:were_often_aligned_with gptkb:Southern_Democrats
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4