Properties (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
social movement
|
gptkbp:aimsTo |
achieving equal rights
ending racial segregation |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:NAACP gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee |
gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced music and art
inspired other movements changed public perception of race relations |
gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws Great Migration Civil Rights organizations' formation Cold_War_tensions |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Civil Rights Movement
|
gptkbp:influencedBy |
African_American_churches
Gandhian_nonviolence |
gptkbp:keyLegislation |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Restoration_Act_of_1987
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968 |
gptkbp:legacy |
affirmative action policies
influence on contemporary social justice movements ongoing struggle for equality increased representation in government establishment_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day |
gptkbp:localEconomy |
inspired anti-colonial movements
influenced global human rights advocacy shaped discussions on race and equality worldwide |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Montgomery_Bus_Boycott
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 March on Washington |
gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:Malcolm_X gptkb:Rosa_Parks |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
desegregation
increased voter registration greater awareness of racial issues |
gptkbp:tactics |
grassroots organizing
legal challenges nonviolent protest civil disobedience |
gptkbp:timePeriod |
1950s
1960s 1970s |