J. A. Rogers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1880-09-06
gptkbp:children gptkb:J._A._Rogers_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:historical_analysis
public speaking
educational outreach
community activism
cultural critique
gptkbp:death_date 1966-01-26
gptkbp:field gptkb:sociology
African American history
anthropology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. A. Rogers
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
African American studies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkbp:known_for advocating for racial equality
gptkbp:legacy cultural preservation
historical documentation
impact on education
advocacy for African American history
influence on future scholars
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_quote " The Negro is not a man, he is a race."
" To know the past is to know the future."
" The greatest weapon against the Negro is ignorance."
" The history of the Negro is the history of the world."
" History is not a mere record of events, but a record of the human spirit."
gptkbp:notable_work Sex and Race
From Superman to Man
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:educators
gptkb:editor
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Jamaica
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:C._L._R._James
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:social_justice
gptkb:historical_figures
African history
race relations
Black culture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ACS_Nano
gptkb:Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association
gptkb:Negro_World_newspaper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5