gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:activeYearsEnd
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1979
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gptkbp:activeYearsStart
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1939
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Hampton_Institute
gptkb:Westminster_Choir_School
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Handel_Medallion
Honorary Doctorate from Manhattan School of Music
Honorary Doctorate from Hartt School of Music
Honorary Doctorate from Oberlin College
Honorary Doctorate from Westminster Choir College
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1910-09-03
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia,_United_States
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1996-02-19
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:West_Chester,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African-American
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Harlem_School_of_the_Arts
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gptkbp:genre
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classical music
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dorothy Maynor
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gptkbp:influenced
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Harlem arts community
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gptkbp:knownFor
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concert performances
music education advocacy
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:Delta_Sigma_Theta_Sorority
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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first African-American to sing at a presidential inauguration
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gptkbp:notableWork
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founding Harlem School of the Arts
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gptkbp:occupation
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soprano
concert singer
arts administrator
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gptkbp:performedAt
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inaugurations of Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Rev._Shelby_Rooks
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Harlem_School_of_the_Arts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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