the Freedom Riders

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:are_part_of gptkb:Freedom_Rides
gptkbp:arrested_for gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
trespassing
gptkbp:challenges lack of funding
gptkbp:coalition various civil rights organizations
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_accounts
gptkbp:conducted_their_rides_in buses and trains
gptkbp:faced violent opposition
gptkbp:faced_hostility_from segregationists
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1961
gptkbp:highlights racial injustice
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gptkbp:included black and white participants
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influenced_legislation_such_as gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:inspired_by the Montgomery Bus Boycott
gptkbp:inspired_future_generations_of gptkb:activists
gptkbp:integration gptkb:public_transportation
gptkbp:involved gptkb:sit-ins
gptkbp:is_aimed_at challenge segregation
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:media_coverage
gptkbp:is_inspired_by Gandhi's principles of nonviolence
the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:CORE_(Congress_of_Racial_Equality)
gptkbp:is_recognized_by documentaries and films
memorials and tributes
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Ku_Klux_Klan
gptkbp:is_visited_by gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:led_to desegregation of bus terminals
gptkbp:legal_issue state authorities
gptkbp:meets police brutality
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkbp:sparked national attention
gptkbp:takes_place_in the Civil Rights Era
gptkbp:uses interstate buses
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:the_Black_Power_movement
the philosophy of civil disobedience
gptkbp:was_involved_in nonviolent protests
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:labor_unions
academic institutions
religious organizations
local activists
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
gptkbp:were_involved_in_discussions_about economic justice
gptkbp:were_involved_in_training_sessions_for gptkb:Resistance
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_broader_struggle_for gptkb:social_justice
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_campaign_to end Jim Crow laws
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_historical_context_that_included the Great Migration
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_larger_movement_for racial equality
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_legacy_that_includes voter registration drives
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_movement_that_sought_to end racial discrimination
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_narrative_that_includes the fight for human rights.
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_series_of_events_known_as gptkb:Freedom_Summer
gptkbp:were_recognized_for_their_bravery_in the face of adversity
gptkbp:were_recognized_for_their_efforts_in promoting civil rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3