W. A. Gayle
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W. A. Gayle was the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, during the mid-1950s whose administration was central to the landmark civil rights case Browder v. Gayle that ended bus segregation in the city.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mayor → politician → |
| areaOfActivity |
local politics
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municipal government → |
| associatedWith |
civil rights movement in the United States
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segregation policies in Montgomery, Alabama → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| hasJurisdictionOver |
Montgomery bus system (as city mayor)
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| jurisdiction |
City of Montgomery, Alabama
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| legalCaseInvolved |
Browder v. Gayle
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| name |
W. A. Gayle
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| notableEvent |
Browder v. Gayle
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Montgomery bus boycott → |
| notableFor |
being mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, during the Montgomery bus boycott
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being the named defendant in the civil rights case Browder v. Gayle → |
| officeContested |
Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama
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| opposedBy |
civil rights activists in Montgomery
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plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle → |
| placeOfWork |
Montgomery city government
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| politicalScope |
local government of Montgomery, Alabama
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| positionHeld |
Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama
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| residence |
Montgomery, Alabama
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| roleIn |
administration of Montgomery during the bus boycott
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enforcement of bus segregation ordinances in Montgomery → |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
1950s
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mid-1950s → |
| topicOf |
historical studies of the Montgomery bus boycott
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legal analyses of Browder v. Gayle → |
| workLocation |
Montgomery, Alabama
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Browder v. Gayle
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defendant |
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W. A. Gayle
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name |