Harold Lee Washington Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocacy Civil rights
Economic development
Education reform
Social justice
Affordable housing
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Chicago_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Chicago's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate April 15, 1922
gptkbp:burialPlace Oak Woods Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns Progressive policies
gptkbp:children gptkb:Harold_Lee_Washington_III
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community organizing
gptkbp:culturalImpact Chicago's_African_American_community
gptkbp:deathDate November 25, 2017
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:electionYear 1983
1987
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Harold_Lee_Washington_Jr.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneering_African_American_leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harold Lee Washington Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:knownFor First African American Mayor of Chicago
gptkbp:legacy Civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:nationality African_American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Harold_Washington
gptkbp:notableWork Mayor_of_Chicago
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
Chicago_politics
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Mayor
gptkbp:politicalRole 1977
1987
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Harold_Washington_Memorial
gptkb:Harold_Washington_Library_Center
gptkb:Harold_Washington_Park
gptkb:Harold_Washington_Award
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Jane_Byrne
gptkbp:profession Lawyer
gptkbp:publicAccess gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:spouse Marilyn_Washington
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Richard_M._Daley
gptkbp:termEnd November 25, 1987
gptkbp:termStart April 29, 1983