Grace Lee Boggs

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Activist
Author
Philosopher
gptkbp:advocatesFor Economic justice
Social justice
Environmental justice
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:The_Spirit_of_Detroit_Award
gptkb:The_Rosa_Parks_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1915-06-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Providence,_Rhode_Island,_USA
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Labor_Movement
gptkb:Black_Power_Movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-10-05
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Detroit_Summer
Boggs_Center_to_Nurture_Community_Leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grace Lee Boggs
gptkbp:influenced Philosophy of community organizing
Activism_in_Detroit
Social_movements_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:W.E.B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkbp:knownFor Civil rights activism
Community organizing
Labor_activism
gptkbp:legacy Cultural critic
Inspiration for future generations of activists
Advocate for transformative change
Promoter of grassroots organizing
Pioneer_in_social_justice_activism
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:participatedIn Community development initiatives
Anti-war protests
Women’s rights activism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:James_Boggs
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_American_Revolution:_Pages_from_a_Negro_Worker’s_Notebook
Living for Change: An Autobiography
The_Next_American_Revolution:_Sustainable_Activism_for_the_Twenty-First_Century