The American Civil Rights Movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:depicts literature
films
gptkbp:documentedIn history books
gptkbp:finish 1960s
gptkbp:foundedIn 1950s
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on ending racial segregation
ensuring voting rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The American Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Civil_Rights_Restoration_Act_of_1987
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Advancement_Act_of_2015
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkbp:influenced labor movements
African_American_churches
Gandhian_nonviolence
gptkbp:inspiration LGBT rights movement
women's rights movement
other social movements
gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of gptkb:Black_History_Month
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day
gptkbp:is_recognized_for gptkb:Nobel_Peace_Prize
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
March on Washington
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
white supremacist groups
gptkbp:public_perception social justice
human rights
racial equality
gptkbp:resultedIn desegregation of public facilities
greater awareness of civil rights issues
increased_political_representation_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:utilizes sit-ins
boycotts
freedom rides