Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
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The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was a key civil rights organization in Birmingham, Alabama, that mobilized Black churches and communities in nonviolent protest against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights organization
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nonprofit organization → |
| activePeriod |
1950s
→
1960s → |
| collaboratedWith |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
→
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) → |
| country |
United States
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| focus |
desegregation of public facilities
→
desegregation of schools → employment discrimination → voting rights → |
| founded |
1956
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| foundedBy |
Fred Shuttlesworth
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| foundedIn |
Birmingham, Alabama
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| historicalSignificance |
played a central role in making Birmingham a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement
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| ideology |
nonviolence
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racial equality → social justice → |
| influenced |
civil rights strategy in Birmingham
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| keyPerson |
Fred Shuttlesworth
→
Martin Luther King Jr. → Ralph Abernathy → |
| legacy |
contributed to national civil rights legislation in the 1960s
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| location |
Birmingham, Alabama
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| membershipBase |
African American community in Birmingham
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Black churches → |
| method |
boycotts
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legal challenges → marches → mass meetings → nonviolent protest → sit-ins → |
| movement |
Civil Rights Movement
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| notableEvent |
Birmingham Campaign of 1963
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| notableLeader |
Fred Shuttlesworth
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| opposed |
Jim Crow laws
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segregated public accommodations → segregated public transportation → segregated schools → |
| organized |
Birmingham Campaign
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| originReason |
formed after the NAACP was banned in Alabama
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| purpose |
to challenge racial segregation
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to oppose racial discrimination → to secure civil and human rights for African Americans → |
| region |
American South
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| religiousBase |
Black Protestant churches
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| religiousOrientation |
Christian
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| state |
Alabama
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| usedTactic |
economic boycotts of segregated businesses
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mass church-based rallies → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Birmingham campaign
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Children's Crusade (1963) → Children's March → |
organizedBy |
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Fred Shuttlesworth
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founded |
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ACMHR
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fullName |
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Project C (Confrontation)
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organizer |