Frank Marshall Davis Jr.

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:AFL-CIO
gptkb:NAACP
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Communist_Party_USA
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1905-12-31
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frank_Marshall_Davis_III
gptkbp:contribution Social justice advocacy
Community organizing
Advocacy for affordable housing
Artistic expression
Political commentary
Promotion of racial equality
Advocacy for labor rights
Cultural criticism
Support for mental health awareness
Support for education reform
Advocacy for social change
Promotion of public health initiatives
Support for immigrant rights
Support for community development
Promotion of peace initiatives
Promotion of women's rights
Support for environmental justice
Support for veterans' rights
Mentorship of young writers
Promotion of civil liberties
Support for anti-colonial movements
Promotion of artistic freedom
Promotion of youth empowerment
Civil rights literature
Advocacy_for_LGBTQ_rights
Promotion_of_African_American_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 1987-07-26
gptkbp:genre gptkb:African_American_literature
Jazz poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frank Marshall Davis Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alice_Walker
gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Amiri_Baraka
Nikki Giovanni
Maya Angelou
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkbp:knownFor Civil rights activism
Literary contributions
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Black Moods
Livin' the Blues
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Journalist
Political activist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Honolulu,_Hawaii
gptkbp:spouse Helen_Davis
gptkbp:website http://www.frankmarshalldavis.com
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:San_Francisco