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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:Tuskegee_University
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Federal_Judicial_Center
gptkb:Omega_Psi_Phi
gptkb:National_Bar_Association
The Links, Incorporated
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:NAACP's_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:American_Bar_Association's_Spirit_of_Excellence_Award
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gptkbp:born
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February 27, 1928
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:A._Leon_Higginbotham_IV
gptkb:Leon_Higginbotham_III
Dawn_Higginbotham
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gptkbp:died
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December 14, 2018
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gptkbp:field
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Judiciary
Law
Writing
Public Service
Civil Rights
Legal Education
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Legal Scholarship
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Constance_Baker_Motley
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Charles_Hamilton_Houston
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Judicial Leadership
Advocacy for Racial Justice
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:nationality
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African_American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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In_the_Matter_of_Color:_Race_and_the_American_Legal_Process
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Judge
Author
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gptkbp:servedIn
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Chief_Judge_of_the_United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania
Judge_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit
Judge_of_the_United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Beverly_Higginbotham
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