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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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gptkb:legislation
Education reform
Social justice
Economic equality
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:National_Urban_League
gptkb:Michigan_Democratic_Party
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Wayne_State_University
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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Inducted into the Michigan Democratic Party Hall of Fame
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1922-12-02
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Charles_C._Diggs_III
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
gptkb:Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs
gptkb:Committee_on_Post_Office_and_Civil_Service
gptkb:Committee_on_Government_Operations
gptkb:Committee_on_the_Judiciary
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gptkbp:death_date
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2014-08-24
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Wayne_State_University
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Charles C. Diggs Jr.
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gptkbp:image
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Charles_ C._ Diggs_ Jr.jpg
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:African_American_civil_rights_movement
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gptkbp:known_for
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Advocacy for civil rights
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneer in civil rights legislation
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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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:legislation
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_position
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1955-1975
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:John_D._Dingell
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gptkbp:retired
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1975-01-03
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gptkbp:school_district
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gptkb:Michigan's_13th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:spouse
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Yvonne Diggs
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:John_Conyers
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gptkbp:term_end
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1975-01-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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1955-01-03
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mattapan_neighborhood
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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