Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Equal education opportunities
Voting_rights_for_African_Americans Education_for_African_Americans |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:National_Negro_Business_League
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1852-12-30
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Rosindale,_North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:George_Henry_White_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Political_representation_for_African_Americans
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Civil Rights Advocacy
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1918-10-28
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Howard_University
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
1896
1900 |
| gptkbp:foughtIn |
Economic_opportunities_for_African_Americans
|
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
Advocate_for_African_American_rights_in_Congress
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Last_African_American_Congressman_until_1970s
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George Henry White
|
| gptkbp:image |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/George_Henry_White_%28cropped%29.jpg
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act
Subsequent_generations_of_African_American_politicians |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Future_African_American_leaders
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
His_speeches_in_Congress
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Advocating for civil rights
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Pioneer_for_African_American_representation_in_Congress
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
First_African_American_Congressman_from_the_South_after_Reconstruction
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Lawyer
U.S._Congressman |
| gptkbp:office |
U.S._Representative_from_North_Carolina's_2nd_congressional_district
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
|
| gptkbp:participatedIn |
Political_campaigns_for_African_American_candidates
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Congressman
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
1897-1901
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:James_H._Harris
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
Black entrepreneurship
|
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:NAACP
|
| gptkbp:recognizes |
A_key_figure_in_African_American_history.
|
| gptkbp:religion |
Baptist
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
Chairman_of_the_Republican_Party_in_North_Carolina |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Maggie_White
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:John_A._Hyman
|
| gptkbp:supported |
Civil rights organizations
Anti-lynching legislation |
| gptkbp:termEnd |
1901-03-04
|
| gptkbp:termStart |
1897-01-12
|
| gptkbp:worksWith |
African_American_leaders
|