Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:organization
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| gptkbp:advocated_for |
white supremacy
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
segregationist policies
|
| gptkbp:conducted |
voter suppression efforts
|
| gptkbp:declined_in |
influence in the 1970s
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:1989
|
| gptkbp:faced |
legal challenges
|
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:1954
|
| gptkbp:had |
gptkb:local_chapters
national reach |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
White Citizens' Council
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
political landscape in the South
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:is_targeted_at |
gptkb:African_Americans
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
controversial history
|
| gptkbp:membership |
predominantly white
|
| gptkbp:motto |
' The White Citizens' Council is a non-violent organization.'
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Robert_B._Patterson
gptkb:Leander_Perez |
| gptkbp:published |
The Citizen
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to oppose racial integration
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan
|
| gptkbp:supported |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
|
| gptkbp:uses |
economic pressure
intimidation tactics |
| gptkbp:utilized |
media campaigns
|
| gptkbp:was |
often involved in community organizing
often portrayed negatively in media often involved in legal battles a reactionary group a significant part of the resistance to desegregation. a Southern white resistance movement a controversial organization in American history a key player in the fight against integration a major opponent of the NAACP a part of the larger white supremacist movement a part of the white backlash a prominent organization in the South a reaction to Brown v. Board of Education a response to desegregation a significant force in the 1950s and 1960s a significant part of Southern history a symbol of resistance to civil rights associated with the Southern Manifesto involved in local elections often associated with violence often criticized by civil rights leaders often criticized for its tactics often linked to economic boycotts often linked to hate groups |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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