Gordon Hirabayashi

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Japanese_American_Citizens_League_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1918-04-23
gptkbp:born April 23, 1924
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:Hirabayashi_v._United_States
gptkbp:death_date 2012-01-02
gptkbp:died January 2, 2012
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Washington
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African_American
gptkbp:family Nisei generation
gptkbp:field civil rights
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gordon Hirabayashi
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Japanese_American_redress_movement
gptkbp:inspiration future generations of activists
gptkbp:involvement World War II internment camps
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:known_for resisting internment during World War II
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance against injustice
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_for legal challenge against internment during World War II
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Hirabayashi_v._United_States
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activists
gptkb:sociology
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Edmonton,_Alberta,_Canada
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:published_work ' A Principled Stand: The Story of Hirabayashi v. United States'
gptkbp:significant_event refusal to comply with internment orders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_University_of_Alberta
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5