Lowndes County Freedom Party
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The Lowndes County Freedom Party was a Black-led political organization in 1960s Alabama that challenged white supremacist rule and inspired the symbol and organizing model later used by the Black Panther Party.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black political organization
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political party ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
challenging white control of local government in Lowndes County
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electoral empowerment of Black residents in Lowndes County ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Black Power movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Civil Rights Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicCharacter | Black-led ⓘ |
| focus |
independent Black political representation
ⓘ
voter registration ⓘ |
| goal |
ending white-only political rule in Lowndes County
ⓘ
securing elected offices for Black candidates in Lowndes County ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–Voting Rights Act era ⓘ |
| influenced | local Black electoral politics in Alabama ⓘ |
| inspired |
organizing model later used by the Black Panther Party
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symbol later used by the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | local Black sharecroppers and activists in Lowndes County ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
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Lowndes County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
independent Black political organizing in the Deep South
ⓘ
influencing the formation of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense ⓘ |
| opposed |
racial disenfranchisement of Black voters
ⓘ
white supremacist rule in Lowndes County ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
Black Power
NERFINISHED
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civil rights ⓘ |
| racialContext | majority-Black county with white political control ⓘ |
| region | Deep South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| symbolInfluenced | Black Panther Party logo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | county-level political party ⓘ |
| usedAsSymbol | black panther ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Lowndes County Freedom Organization