civil rights martyr
C9713
concept
A civil rights martyr is an individual who is killed or suffers extreme persecution as a direct result of their active struggle for the recognition, protection, or expansion of civil and human rights.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kent State shooting victim | 2 |
| civil rights movement figure | 2 |
| Haymarket Martyr | 1 |
| civil rights era murder | 1 |
| civil rights martyr canonical | 1 |
| victim of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing | 1 |
Instances (8)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Addie
surface form:
Addie Mae Collins
|
civil rights movement figure |
|
Alvin Robertson
surface form:
Carole Robertson
|
victim of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing |
| Carole Robertson | — |
| Allison Krause | Kent State shooting victim |
| William Knox Schroeder | Kent State shooting victim |
| Adolph Fischer | Haymarket Martyr |
|
Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
surface form:
Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
|
civil rights era murder |
| Emmett Till | civil rights movement figure |