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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Skrull
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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Education reform
Labor rights
Healthcare access
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1908-04-29
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:cause_of_death
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Prostate cancer
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Adam_Clayton_Powell_III
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gptkbp:death_date
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1972-04-04
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Leadership in the fight for social justice
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Adam Powell
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gptkbp:image
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. 1945.jpg
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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New York City politics
National politics
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gptkbp:known_for
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Advocacy for civil rights
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Lion of the Congress
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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Chairman of the Education and Labor Committee
First African American elected to Congress from New York
Advocated for the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Advocated for the Fair Housing Act of 1968
Advocated for the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Advocated for the establishment of Medicaid
Advocated for the establishment of Medicare
Advocated for the expansion of Social Security
Advocated for the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Introduced the first federal minimum wage law
Promoted the establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts
Advocated for the establishment of Head Start program
Promoted the establishment of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Vito_Marcantonio
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:church
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gptkbp:resting_place
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Acre Cemetery, Southampton, New York
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gptkbp:school_district
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gptkb:New_York's_18th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:signature_move
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Signature of Adam Clayton Powell Jr..png
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Hazel_Scott
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Charles_Rangel
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