gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:human
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1904-11-28
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Doddsville,_Mississippi,_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Woods_Eastland
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1986-02-19
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Doddsville,_Mississippi,_United_States
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:James_Oliver_Eastland
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James Eastland
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:United_States_Senate
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gptkbp:notableFor
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opposition to civil rights legislation
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
staunch segregationist
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
politician
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Alma_Austin_Eastland
gptkb:Woods_Caperton_Eastland
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:United_States_Senator
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Pat_Harrison
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Baptist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Sunflower_County,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:servedWith
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gptkb:John_C._Stennis
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gptkbp:signature
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James Eastland signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Woods_Caperton
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gptkbp:stateRepresented
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gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Thad_Cochran
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1978
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gptkbp:termStart
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1941
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Southern_Democrats
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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