The Sit-In Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clara_Luper_Jr.
gptkbp:challenges the status quo
gptkbp:exhibited_at community organizing
youth activism
civil disobedience
solidarity among activists
gptkbp:exported_to other cities
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:Freedom_Rides
gptkbp:focuses_on racial segregation
gptkbp:form direct action
protest against injustice
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
other activist groups
gptkbp:highlights gptkb:political_movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sit-In Movement
gptkbp:includes college students
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:political_movement
future protests
gptkbp:inspired other forms of protest
gptkbp:inspired_by Gandhian principles
gptkbp:is_characterized_by student leadership
peaceful demonstrations
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:television_channel
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_influential_in later social movements
gptkbp:is_involved_in nonviolent protest
gptkbp:is_opposed_by segregationists
gptkbp:is_organized_by SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
gptkbp:is_part_of the larger Civil Rights Movement
gptkbp:is_promoted_by economic boycotts
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:labor_unions
local communities
religious organizations
student activists
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:American_history
the struggle for civil rights.
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1960
gptkbp:led_to desegregation of public spaces
gptkbp:movement equality
challenged segregation laws
gptkbp:notable_event the 1960s
gptkbp:occurs_in violent opposition
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Greensboro,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:resulted_in increased awareness of civil rights issues
gptkbp:significance American civil rights history
African American youth
gptkbp:strategic_importance social change
gptkbp:tactics the fight for civil rights
gptkbp:utilizes sit-in tactics
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for legislative change
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
economic inequality
systemic racism
discriminatory practices
gptkbp:was_marked_by sit-ins at lunch counters