Atlanta Student Movement
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The Atlanta Student Movement was a civil rights organization of primarily Black college students in Atlanta that led sit-ins, boycotts, and other nonviolent protests in the early 1960s to challenge racial segregation and discrimination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Student Movement canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights manifesto
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civil rights organization ⓘ nonviolent protest movement ⓘ student movement ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| aim |
challenge racial discrimination in public accommodations
ⓘ
end racial segregation in Atlanta ⓘ secure equal rights for Black citizens ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Herschelle Sullivan
ⓘ
Julian Bond ⓘ Lonnie C. King Jr. ⓘ Morehouse College students ⓘ Roslyn Pope ⓘ Spelman College students ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| document | An Appeal for Human Rights ⓘ |
| ethos | nonviolence ⓘ |
| focus |
desegregation of lunch counters
ⓘ
desegregation of public facilities ⓘ voting rights awareness ⓘ |
| ideology | civil rights movement ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Greensboro sit-ins ⓘ |
| location |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| method |
boycotts
ⓘ
economic boycotts ⓘ marches ⓘ mass meetings ⓘ picketing ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil Rights Movement
|
| notableAction |
boycott of downtown Atlanta businesses
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negotiations with Atlanta business leaders ⓘ publication of the "Appeal for Human Rights" ⓘ sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in Atlanta ⓘ |
| opposed |
Jim Crow laws
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segregated public accommodations ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Black college students
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students from Atlanta University ⓘ students from Atlanta University Center ⓘ students from Clark College ⓘ students from Morehouse College ⓘ students from Morris Brown College ⓘ students from Spelman College ⓘ |
| publisher | Atlanta Student Movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | key local force in Atlanta civil rights struggle ⓘ |
| startYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| tacticsInfluenced | desegregation campaigns in Atlanta ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
An Appeal for Human Rights