Swing Youth

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf youth culture
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Nazi_Germany
1930s
1940s
gptkbp:age young adults
teenagers
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:culturalSignificance youth resistance in Nazi Germany
gptkbp:genre jazz
swing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swing Youth
gptkbp:influencedBy American swing music
British swing music
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for later youth movements
symbol of cultural resistance
gptkbp:mainActivity attending swing dances
listening to jazz
socializing in clubs and cafes
wearing English-style clothing
gptkbp:mediaType books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Hamburg_Swing_Club_raids
deportations to concentration camps
public trials
arrests by Gestapo
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:fashion
dancing
nonconformity
jazz music appreciation
opposition to Hitler Youth
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Nazi_regime
Nazi government agency
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Hitler_Youth
gptkb:Gestapo
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Edelweiss_Pirates
gptkb:White_Rose
gptkbp:style long hair
suits
umbrellas
English style
bowler hats
carrying gramophones
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edelweiss_Pirates
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6