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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Oberlin_College
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1829-12-14
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Louisa_County,_Virginia,_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Arthur_Langston
gptkb:Caroline_Langston
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1897-11-15
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African-American
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gptkbp:honor
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Langston University named in his honor
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Mercer Langston
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gptkbp:notableFor
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first president of Virginia State University
founding dean of Howard University Law School
first African American elected to public office in the United States
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:educator
gptkb:lawyer
politician
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gptkbp:parent
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gptkb:Lucy_Jane_Langston
gptkb:Ralph_Quarles
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery,_Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:servedAs
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gptkb:U.S._Chargé_d'Affaires_to_the_Dominican_Republic
gptkb:U.S._Minister_Resident_to_Haiti
U.S. Representative from Virginia
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gptkbp:signature
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John Mercer Langston signature.svg
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Caroline_Matilda_Wall
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:From_the_Virginia_Plantation_to_the_National_Capitol:_Or,_The_First_and_Only_Negro_Representative_in_Congress_from_the_Old_Dominion
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Beacon_Hill
gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:Oberlin_College
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