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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Actor
author civil rights activist |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
Marion_Anderson_Award The_National_Black_Theatre_Festival's_Living_Legend_Award |
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
|
| gptkbp:bornIn |
October 12, 1932
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| gptkbp:careerStart |
1950s
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| gptkbp:children |
10
|
| gptkbp:diedIn |
August 19, 2017
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Southern_Illinois_University
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"You can’t be a part-time activist."
"The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity." "I’m not a comedian. I’m a social commentator." "I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that." "If they can get you to ask the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers." |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Dick Gregory
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Malcolm_X |
| gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
civil rights movement
anti-war movement health and nutrition advocacy |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
satire
social commentary |
| gptkbp:legacy |
advocacy for social justice
health and wellness activism influence on future generations of comedians pioneering black comedians |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
1963 March on Washington
1968 presidential run |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Callus on My Soul
Nigger: An Autobiography Dick_Gregory's_Political_Primer |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Lillian_Gregory
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