Warren County PCB landfill protest
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
environmentalist
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| gptkbp:cause |
proposed PCB landfill
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:date |
1982
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Warren County PCB landfill protest
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| gptkbp:legacy |
inspired future environmental justice activism
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Warren_County,_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
national attention
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| gptkbp:notableOrganization |
gptkb:United_Church_of_Christ_Commission_for_Racial_Justice
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| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Benjamin_Chavis
gptkb:Ken_Ferruccio |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:activist
local residents environmentalists |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
PCB contamination
environmental racism |
| gptkbp:result |
landfill was built despite protests
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
arrests of over 500 protesters
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| gptkbp:significance |
catalyst for environmental justice movement
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:environmental_justice_movement
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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