U.S. Senate (1964, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
1964
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U.S. Senate (1964, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party)
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:Ella_Baker
gptkb:Fannie_Lou_Hamer gptkb:Victoria_Gray_Adams |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey
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| gptkbp:purpose |
challenge segregationist Mississippi delegation
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:activist
gptkb:Mississippi_Freedom_Democratic_Party gptkb:U.S._Senate political event |
| gptkbp:result |
delegation rejected compromise
offered two at-large seats |
| gptkbp:significance |
highlighted voting rights issues
influenced Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Victoria_Gray_Adams
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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