Wide Awakes (19th-century American political organization)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:political_party
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| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:1860_presidential_election
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| gptkbp:activeIn |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1860s
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| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1860
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| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
abolitionist movement
|
| gptkbp:membership |
young men
Republican supporters |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Wide_Awake_parades_in_Chicago
gptkb:Wide_Awake_parades_in_New_York_City |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
parades
torchlight processions military-style uniforms |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
oppose slavery
promote Republican candidates |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Union Army (some members joined after 1861)
|
| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
torches
glazed caps oilcloth capes |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Wide_Awake
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wide Awakes (19th-century American political organization)
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