Carl B. Stokes

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Civil Rights Activist
Mayor
Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Economic development
Affordable housing
Public education reform
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Cleveland_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cleveland_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate June 21, 1927
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:children gptkb:Carl_Stokes_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:deathDate April 3, 1996
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:education gptkb:Cleveland_State_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carl B. Stokes
gptkbp:influenced Civil rights legislation
Urban renewal policies
African_American_politicians
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:knownFor Political activism
gptkbp:launchDate January 1, 1967
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for civil rights and urban development
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:notableWork First African American mayor of a major U.S. city
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Cleveland_City_Council
gptkbp:politicalRole 1965
1971
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ralph_J._Perk
gptkbp:publications Autobiography
Political commentary
Speeches on civil rights
Essays on race relations
Books on urban policy
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Ohio_State_Legislature
gptkb:Cleveland_City_Council
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cleveland_City_Council
gptkb:U.S._Army
Mayor_of_Cleveland
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Stokes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dennis_Kucinich
gptkbp:termEnd 1967
1971
gptkbp:termStart 1965
1967