Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965)
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Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) was a pivotal civil rights protest in which peaceful marchers advocating for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, galvanizing national support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bloody Sunday (1965) | 6 |
| Bloody Sunday | 4 |
| Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) canonical | 2 |
| Bloody Sunday (1965 civil rights march) in Selma | 1 |
| Bloody Sunday (Selma, 1965) | 1 |
| Turnaround Tuesday (March 9, 1965) | 1 |
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Target entity: Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) Context triple: [Selma, Alabama, hasSignificantEvent, Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965)]
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Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday (1905) was a pivotal massacre in St. Petersburg, where peaceful demonstrators were shot by imperial troops, sparking widespread unrest and helping to ignite the Russian Revolution of 1905.
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Kingsmill massacre
The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
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Battle of the Bogside
The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
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Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) Target entity description: Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) was a pivotal civil rights protest in which peaceful marchers advocating for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, galvanizing national support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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A.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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B.
Bloody Sunday (1905)
Bloody Sunday (1905) was a pivotal massacre in St. Petersburg, where peaceful demonstrators were shot by imperial troops, sparking widespread unrest and helping to ignite the Russian Revolution of 1905.
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C.
Kingsmill massacre
The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
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D.
Battle of the Bogside
The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
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E.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights protest
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ police brutality incident ⓘ |
| AmeliaBoyntonRobinsonRole | local voting rights activist ⓘ |
| cause |
African American disenfranchisement in the U.S. South
ⓘ
systemic voter suppression of Black citizens ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual marches across Edmund Pettus Bridge ⓘ |
| contributedTo | passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date | 1965-03-07 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Sunday ⓘ |
| federalResponse | President Lyndon B. Johnson’s call for voting rights legislation ⓘ |
| goal |
march from Selma to Montgomery
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securing federal protection of voting rights ⓘ |
| governorAtTime | George Wallace ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | turning point in the struggle for African American voting rights in the United States ⓘ |
| HoseaWilliamsRole | SCLC leader and march co-leader ⓘ |
| influenced | Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| injuredPerson |
Amelia Boynton Robinson
ⓘ
John Lewis ⓘ |
| issue |
racial discrimination
ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ |
| John LewisRole | SNCC leader and march co-leader ⓘ |
| keyParticipant |
Albert Turner
ⓘ
Amelia Boynton Robinson ⓘ Hosea Williams ⓘ John Lewis ⓘ |
| location |
Edmund Pettus Bridge
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Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national television networks in the United States ⓘ |
| method |
nonviolent protest
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peaceful march ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Alabama state troopers
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Dallas County posse ⓘ local law enforcement officers ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| partOf | Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ |
| precededBy | murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson ⓘ |
| result |
dozens of marchers injured
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galvanized support for federal voting rights legislation ⓘ increased media attention to civil rights movement ⓘ national outrage ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| televised | yes ⓘ |
| useOfForceByAuthorities |
clubs and nightsticks
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mounted charges by horsemen ⓘ tear gas ⓘ |
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Subject: Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) Description of subject: Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965) was a pivotal civil rights protest in which peaceful marchers advocating for voting rights were brutally attacked by law enforcement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, galvanizing national support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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