Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:advocacy |
Education_for_African_Americans.
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Social justice.
Fair treatment in the justice system. Economic_opportunities_for_African_Americans. Voting_rights_for_African_Americans. |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:National_Negro_Business_League
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Howard_University_School_of_Law
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| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degrees from several universities.
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1852-12-18
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx,_New_York.
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| gptkbp:celebrates |
Various historical societies.
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:George_H._White_Jr.
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| gptkbp:civicEngagement |
Participated in local politics.
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
The_establishment_of_African_American_institutions.
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Fought against racial discrimination.
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Symbol_of_African_American_resilience.
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1918-10-28
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Howard_University
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| gptkbp:encouraged |
Political_participation_among_African_Americans.
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| gptkbp:foughtAgainst |
Racial segregation.
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| gptkbp:foughtIn |
Equal rights.
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:George_Henry_White
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| gptkbp:historicalRole |
Pioneer_in_African_American_politics.
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First_African_American_elected_to_Congress_from_North_Carolina.
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
Son of former slaves.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George H. White
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| gptkbp:image |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/George_H._White_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-George_H._White_%28cropped%29.jpg
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Legislation_for_African_American_rights.
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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| gptkbp:influenceOn |
Subsequent_generations_of_African_American_politicians.
|
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Civil rights movements.
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| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Community service initiatives.
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| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
The abolitionist movement.
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| gptkbp:isRecognizedBy |
Various civil rights organizations.
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Civil rights advocacy
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| gptkbp:language |
Delivered speeches advocating for equality.
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
In modern civil rights activism.
Advocated_for_civil_rights_and_education_for_African_Americans. |
| gptkbp:nationality |
African_American
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Helped_establish_the_North_Carolina_Mutual_Life_Insurance_Company.
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Being_the_last_African_American_to_serve_in_Congress_during_the_Reconstruction_era.
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Civil Rights Activist
Lawyer |
| gptkbp:office |
U.S._Representative
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
Jim_Crow_laws.
|
| gptkbp:participatedIn |
National conventions.
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
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| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Advocate_for_African_American_rights.
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| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Served_in_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives_from_1901_to_1903.
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:John_A._Hyman
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| gptkbp:promoted |
Economic_empowerment_for_African_Americans.
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| gptkbp:publications |
Wrote articles on civil rights.
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
NAACP.
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
A_key_figure_in_the_Reconstruction_era.
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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| gptkbp:servedIn |
U.S._House_of_Representatives.
Chairman_of_the_Republican_Party_in_North_Carolina. |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_White
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
gptkb:James_E._O'Hara
|
| gptkbp:supported |
Anti-lynching legislation.
Civil_Rights_Act. |
| gptkbp:supports |
To_improve_education_for_African_Americans.
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| gptkbp:termEnd |
1903-03-03
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| gptkbp:termStart |
1901-02-12
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| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
The_fight_for_African_American_rights.
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| gptkbp:wasFoundedIn |
Local community organizations.
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| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
The_Republican_National_Convention.
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| gptkbp:worksWith |
Other civil rights leaders.
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