Woolworth's lunch counter sit-ins
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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| gptkbp:countermeasures |
police arrests of participants
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| gptkbp:created |
a model for future protests
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| gptkbp:created_awareness |
social justice issues
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
symbol of the struggle for equality
|
| gptkbp:date |
February 1, 1960
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| gptkbp:duration |
several months
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
interracial cooperation
youth engagement in activism |
| gptkbp:event_type |
sit-in
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| gptkbp:fosters |
community solidarity
|
| gptkbp:founded_in |
Civil Rights organizations
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| gptkbp:goal |
desegregation
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| gptkbp:highlights |
economic inequality
racial discrimination the need for social change |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Woolworth's lunch counter sit-ins
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| gptkbp:influenced |
the strategy of nonviolent protest
subsequent sit-ins across the United States the Civil Rights Movement's tactics |
| gptkbp:initiated_by |
four African American college students
|
| gptkbp:inspired |
gptkb:the_Black_Power_movement
future generations of activists other forms of protest |
| gptkbp:involved |
community support
local activists peaceful protests |
| gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
social norms
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
African American students
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| gptkbp:led_to |
increased voter registration efforts
economic boycotts formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) the establishment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 the establishment of the Freedom Rides the rise of student activism. |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Greensboro,_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive national media coverage
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
eventual desegregation of lunch counters
|
| gptkbp:participants |
students from North Carolina A& T State University
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
on segregation
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
changes in public policy
increased national attention on civil rights the formation of coalitions for change the desegregation of public facilities |
| gptkbp:significance |
pivotal event in the American civil rights movement
|
| gptkbp:sparked |
similar protests in other cities
national conversations about race relations |
| gptkbp:tactics |
sit-in strategy
|
| gptkbp:tactics_used |
gptkb:Resistance
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| gptkbp:takes_place_in |
public spaces
the 1960s |
| gptkbp:targeted_establishment |
Woolworth's department store
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| gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of |
the importance of grassroots organizing
the effectiveness of peaceful protest the power of youth activism |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:F._W._Woolworth
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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