Booker T. Spicely

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gunshot
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1944-07-08
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Booker T. Spicely
gptkbp:legacy His death became a catalyst for civil rights activism in North Carolina.
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notableEvent Spicely was shot and killed by a bus driver after a dispute over segregated seating in Durham, North Carolina in 1944.
gptkbp:notableFor victim of racial violence
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:soldier
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Durham,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:rank Private
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Booker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6