Poor People’s Campaign

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civil rights campaign political campaign protest movement social movement

The Poor People’s Campaign was a 1968 effort organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders to demand economic justice and anti-poverty measures for disadvantaged Americans through mass protest and civil disobedience.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights campaign → political campaign → protest movement → social movement →
aimedAt	disadvantaged Americans → poor people of all races → rural poor → underemployed Americans → unemployed Americans → urban poor →
country	United States →
demands	economic rights for the poor → expanded housing programs → fair minimum wage → guaranteed jobs program → increased federal spending on anti-poverty programs → living wage →
follows	Civil Rights Movement →
hasKeyEvent	erection of Resurrection City encampment → mass march on Washington, D.C. → occupation of the National Mall →
hasLocation	National Mall → Washington, D.C. →
hasPart	Resurrection City →
hasPurpose	address economic inequality in the United States → anti-poverty measures → economic justice → secure federal legislation to reduce poverty →
hasSlogan	A new and unsettling force → Jobs and income now →
inception	1968 →
inspiredBy	nonviolence philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. →
notableParticipant	Appalachian white activists → Coretta Scott King → Jesse Jackson → Latino activists → Native American activists → Ralph Abernathy →
opposes	economic injustice → systemic poverty →
organizedBy	Bayard Rustin → Martin Luther King Jr. → Ralph Abernathy → Southern Christian Leadership Conference → civil rights leaders →
partOf	American civil rights movement →
startTime	1968 →
timePeriod	1960s →
usesMethod	civil disobedience → mass protest → nonviolent direct action →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lorraine Motel ("Poor People's Campaign") →	associatedWith
American civil rights movement →	hasPart
Resurrection City →	movement
Ralph Abernathy ("Poor People's Campaign") →	participatedIn
Resurrection City →	partOf
Memphis sanitation workers' strike ("Poor People's Campaign") →	relatedTo
Resurrection City ("Poor People’s March on Washington") →	significantEvent