Massive Resistance
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Massive Resistance was a campaign led by segregationist politicians in the American South, particularly in Virginia, to oppose and obstruct the desegregation of public schools following the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massive Resistance canonical | 4 |
| Massive Resistance to school desegregation | 2 |
| Massive Resistance campaign | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political campaign ⓘ segregationist movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Byrd Organization ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
NAACP
ⓘ
civil rights activists ⓘ |
| consequence |
delay of school desegregation
ⓘ
denial of education to Black students ⓘ expansion of private segregation academies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | early 1960s ⓘ |
| followed |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
Brown v. Board of Education decision
|
| hasAlternativeName | Massive Resistance campaign ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
civil rights law in the United States
ⓘ
public education in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Era
|
| implementedBy |
Virginia General Assembly
ⓘ
segregationist state officials ⓘ |
| implementedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Virginia K-12 school divisions ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia public schools
|
| ledBy | Harry F. Byrd Sr. ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
declared unconstitutional
ⓘ
struck down by federal courts ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
segregationism
ⓘ
white supremacy ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
closure of public schools in Charlottesville, Virginia
ⓘ
closure of public schools in Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ closure of public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ closure of public schools in Warren County, Virginia ⓘ |
| opposed |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
school desegregation ⓘ |
| partOf | opposition to the Civil Rights Movement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1954 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
closing public schools
ⓘ
economic pressure on integration supporters ⓘ interposition laws ⓘ litigation and legal obstruction ⓘ pupil placement laws ⓘ tuition grants for private segregation academies ⓘ withholding state funds from integrated schools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Massive Resistance Description of subject: Massive Resistance was a campaign led by segregationist politicians in the American South, particularly in Virginia, to oppose and obstruct the desegregation of public schools following the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Massive Resistance to school desegregation
this entity surface form:
Massive Resistance to school desegregation
subject surface form:
The Southern Case for School Segregation
this entity surface form:
Massive Resistance campaign