March on Washington Movement
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The March on Washington Movement was a 1941–1946 Black civil rights campaign, led by A. Philip Randolph, that used the threat of mass protest to pressure the U.S. government into addressing racial discrimination in defense industries and the military.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. Philip Randolph’s threatened March on Washington | 1 |
| March on Washington Movement canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: March on Washington Movement Context triple: [Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, participatedIn, March on Washington Movement]
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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Selma to Montgomery marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a coalition formed in 1961 in Albany, Georgia, that sought to desegregate the city and became an important early campaign in the broader American civil rights struggle.
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American civil rights movement
The American civil rights movement was a mid-20th-century mass social and political campaign, prominently led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure equal rights under the law.
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E.
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: March on Washington Movement Target entity description: The March on Washington Movement was a 1941–1946 Black civil rights campaign, led by A. Philip Randolph, that used the threat of mass protest to pressure the U.S. government into addressing racial discrimination in defense industries and the military.
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A.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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B.
Selma to Montgomery marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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C.
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a coalition formed in 1961 in Albany, Georgia, that sought to desegregate the city and became an important early campaign in the broader American civil rights struggle.
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D.
American civil rights movement
The American civil rights movement was a mid-20th-century mass social and political campaign, prominently led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and secure equal rights under the law.
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E.
Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black freedom struggle organization
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civil rights movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| basedOn |
labor organizing traditions
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mass direct-action strategy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1946 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupInFocus | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | A. Philip Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
national-level mobilization of Black workers
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nonviolent direct action orientation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
banned discrimination in defense industry employment
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increased federal oversight of employment discrimination ⓘ |
| hasPart | planned 1941 march on Washington ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| ideology |
Black civil rights
ⓘ
economic justice ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| inception | early 1941 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Executive Order 8802
NERFINISHED
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creation of the Fair Employment Practices Committee ⓘ |
| inspired |
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
NERFINISHED
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later mass marches on Washington ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader | A. Philip Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
racial discrimination in defense industries
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racial discrimination in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| movementGoal |
desegregation of the U.S. armed forces
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equal employment opportunity in war industries ⓘ federal action against racial discrimination ⓘ |
| notableWork |
campaign against segregation in the armed forces
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campaign for fair employment in defense industries ⓘ |
| opposed |
Jim Crow practices in federal employment
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employment discrimination in war industries ⓘ racial segregation in the armed forces ⓘ |
| participant |
A. Philip Randolph
NERFINISHED
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Bayard Rustin NERFINISHED ⓘ Black trade unionists ⓘ civil rights activists ⓘ |
| partOf | African-American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pressure on Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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pressure on Harry S. Truman administration ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
threat of mass protest
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threatened mass march on Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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