Veiled Prophet Organization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Veiled_Prophet_Organization

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	secret society
gptkbp:admittedFirstBlackMember	1979
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:VP_Organization gptkb:Veiled_Prophet_Society
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Veiled_Prophet_Ball gptkb:Veiled_Prophet_Parade
gptkbp:controversy	racial discrimination lack of diversity
gptkbp:criticizedFor	elitism racial exclusion
gptkbp:event	July (annual parade) October (annual ball)
gptkbp:eventRenamed	gptkb:Fair_St._Louis
gptkbp:foundedIn	1878
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:George_Bain gptkb:Samuel_Cupples gptkb:Alonzo_Slayback gptkb:Charles_Slayback gptkb:John_G._Priest
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Veiled Prophet Organization
gptkbp:influencedBy	Mardi Gras traditions 19th-century fraternal organizations
gptkbp:inspiredBy	poem by Thomas Moore
gptkbp:location	gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:St._Louis_Post-Dispatch gptkb:The_Atlantic
gptkbp:membership	male exclusive predominantly white
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Veiled_Prophet_Ball gptkb:Veiled_Prophet_Parade Veiled Prophet Fair (now Fair St. Louis)
gptkbp:notableFor	parade floats masked ball crowning of Veiled Prophet Queen influence in St. Louis social life secretive rituals
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Ellie_Kemper
gptkbp:purpose	promote business interests in St. Louis
gptkbp:relatedTo	St. Louis business community St. Louis elite
gptkbp:subjectOf	documentaries news articles academic studies on race and class
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Veiled_Prophet
gptkbp:website	https://www.veiledprophet.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Veiled_Prophet_Fair_Foundation gptkb:The_Masked_Prophet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7