the Civil Rights Movement

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
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