Arthur Schomburg

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historian
activist
bibliophile
gptkbp:advocatesFor African_American_culture
education_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Schomburg_Center_for_Research_in_Black_Culture
gptkbp:birthDate January 15, 1874
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:deathDate June 8, 1938
gptkbp:established gptkb:Schomburg_Collection_of_Negro_Literature_and_History
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Schomburg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:W.E.B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkb:Carter_G._Woodson
Black Studies
African_diaspora_studies
gptkbp:isKnownFor his contributions to historical scholarship
his advocacy for Black history
his dedication to civil rights
his efforts to preserve Black culture
his influence on future generations of scholars
his public lectures on Black history
his_research_on_African_heritage
his_role_in_establishing_the_Schomburg_Center
his_role_in_the_Harlem_Renaissance
his_work_in_promoting_Black_authors
his_extensive_collection_of_African_American_literature
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:American_Negro_Academy
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:New_York_Public_Library's_Board_of_Trustees
gptkbp:knownFor collecting works by Black authors
African_American_history
gptkbp:publishes The Negro Digs Up His Past
gptkbp:receives National Book Award
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn early 20th century
gptkbp:worksAt gptkb:New_York_Public_Library