Albany city government

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The Albany city government was the local municipal authority in Albany, Georgia, that opposed and resisted the civil rights campaigns of the Albany Movement in the early 1960s.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Albany Police Department 1
Albany city government canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf local government
municipal government
activeDuring early 1960s
associatedWithEvent Albany Movement
surface form: Albany Movement mass arrests
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governmentType mayor–council government (historically typical for Georgia cities)
governs Albany, Georgia
hasAuthorityOver city ordinances in Albany, Georgia
local law enforcement in Albany, Georgia
municipal services in Albany, Georgia
jurisdiction City of Albany charter and ordinances
locatedIn Albany, Georgia
Dougherty County, Georgia
Georgia
surface form: Georgia (U.S. state)

United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor conflict with civil rights activists in early 1960s
opposition to desegregation efforts in Albany, Georgia
opposed Albany Movement
civil rights campaigns in Albany, Georgia
partOf local government in Georgia (U.S. state)
system of municipal governments in the United States
resisted Albany Movement
civil rights campaigns in Albany, Georgia
roleIn American civil rights movement
timePeriod 20th century
used police powers to suppress civil rights protests

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Albany Movement opponent Albany city government
Albany Movement opponent Albany city government
this entity surface form: Albany Police Department