Lowndes County, Alabama
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Lowndes County, Alabama is a rural county in the state's Black Belt region, historically significant for its role in the civil rights movement and struggles for African American political representation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lowndes County, Alabama canonical | 11 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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county ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct | cotton ⓘ |
| areaCode | 334 ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Autauga County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Butler County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Crenshaw County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilcox County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hayneville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Fort Deposit
NERFINISHED
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Hayneville NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowndesboro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Montgomery County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | majority African American population in much of the 20th century ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristic | historically agricultural economy ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1830 ⓘ |
| federalDistrict | Middle District of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 01085 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lowndes County Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCountySeat | Hayneville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent |
activities associated with the Lowndes County Freedom Organization
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civil rights voter registration drives in the 1960s ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Fort Deposit, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hayneville, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Black Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in the American civil rights movement
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struggles for African American political representation ⓘ voting rights activism in the 1960s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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American South NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Belt region of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Deep South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Alabama River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lowndes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bureau of the Census ⓘ
surface form:
United States Census Bureau
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| politicalHistory | site of intense resistance to African American enfranchisement ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | ZIP code ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| traversedBy | U.S. Route 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Black Belt (Alabama)
subject surface form:
Montgomery County, Alabama