Margaret Taylor-Burroughs
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Margaret Taylor-Burroughs was an influential African American artist, educator, and civil rights activist best known for co-founding Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Taylor-Burroughs canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Margaret Taylor-Burroughs Context triple: [DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, foundedBy, Margaret Taylor-Burroughs]
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Margaret Ann Dixon
Margaret Ann Dixon is best known as the wife of acclaimed Canadian film director and producer Norman Jewison.
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Marguerite Erskine Walker
Marguerite Erskine Walker was the wife of American inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse and a prominent Pittsburgh social figure and philanthropist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Alma Johnson Powell
Alma Johnson Powell is an American audiologist and education advocate best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and for her leadership in children’s and literacy initiatives.
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Isabel Mary Wells
Isabel Mary Wells was the first wife of English writer H. G. Wells, whom he married in 1891 before their eventual separation.
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E.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist known for her contributions to African American arts and her leadership in Pan-African and civil rights movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Margaret Taylor-Burroughs Target entity description: Margaret Taylor-Burroughs was an influential African American artist, educator, and civil rights activist best known for co-founding Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
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A.
Margaret Ann Dixon
Margaret Ann Dixon is best known as the wife of acclaimed Canadian film director and producer Norman Jewison.
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B.
Marguerite Erskine Walker
Marguerite Erskine Walker was the wife of American inventor and industrialist George Westinghouse and a prominent Pittsburgh social figure and philanthropist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Alma Johnson Powell
Alma Johnson Powell is an American audiologist and education advocate best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and for her leadership in children’s and literacy initiatives.
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D.
Isabel Mary Wells
Isabel Mary Wells was the first wife of English writer H. G. Wells, whom he married in 1891 before their eventual separation.
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E.
Shirley Graham Du Bois
Shirley Graham Du Bois was an American writer, playwright, composer, and activist known for her contributions to African American arts and her leadership in Pan-African and civil rights movements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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artist ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ museum founder ⓘ poet ⓘ printmaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NAACP Theatre Award
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surface form:
Paul Robeson Award
President’s Humanitarian Award ⓘ Women’s Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| coFounded |
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
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surface form:
DuSable Museum of African American History
South Side Community Art Center ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-11-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chicago Teachers College North
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surface form:
Chicago Teachers College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | Chicago Public Schools ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Taylor-Burroughs ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American history
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art education ⓘ children’s literature ⓘ civil rights ⓘ poetry ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| founded | Lake Meadows Art Fair ⓘ |
| fullName | Margaret Taylor-Burroughs self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
African American literature
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children’s literature ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasRole |
art teacher at DuSable High School
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board member of DuSable Museum of African American History ⓘ co-founder of DuSable Museum of African American History ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Conference of Artists
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South Side Community Art Center ⓘ |
| movement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding DuSable Museum of African American History
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promoting African American art and history in Chicago ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Africa, My Africa
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Jasper, the Drummin’ Boy ⓘ What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black? ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ museum director ⓘ poet ⓘ printmaker ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Saint Rose, Louisiana
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Charles Burroughs
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surface form:
Charles Gordon Burroughs
Robert Taylor ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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Subject: Margaret Taylor-Burroughs Description of subject: Margaret Taylor-Burroughs was an influential African American artist, educator, and civil rights activist best known for co-founding Chicago’s DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
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