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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkb:educators
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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African American rights
African American education
Civil Rights
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Oberlin_College
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gptkbp:appointed_by
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gptkb:U._S._Minister_to_Haiti
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Virginia_State_University
gptkb:Oberlin_College
gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:National_Equal_Rights_League
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1829-12-14
December 14, 1829
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Loudoun_County,_Virginia
gptkb:Louisa_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:born
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December 14, 1829
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Louisa_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Washington,_D._C.
Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Langston_Jr.
gptkb:John_Mercer_Langston_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Promoted education for African Americans.
Advocated for education access
Fought against racial discrimination
Fought against racial discrimination.
Helped establish the first African American college in Virginia.
Served as a role model for future generations of African American leaders.
Advocated for the rights of African Americans in the post-Civil War era.
Promoted political participation of African Americans
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gptkbp:death_date
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November 1897
1897-11-1897
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:died
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November 1897
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Oberlin_College
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Delegates
1890
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gptkbp:election_year
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1890
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African_American
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gptkbp:has_role
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:First_African_American_elected_to_Congress_from_Virginia
Key figure in the establishment of African American colleges
First African American to serve as a U. S. Minister Resident
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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:influenced
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gptkb:African_American_civil_rights_movement
Civil Rights leaders
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:American_Missionary_Association
gptkb:National_Equal_Rights_League
gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
Legal cases for civil rights
Support for African American artists
Advocacy for voting rights
Civil Rights organizations
Participation in national conventions for civil rights.
African American Civil War veterans advocacy
Community organizing for African Americans
Political campaigns for African American candidates
Mentorship of young African American leaders
Promotion of African American literature
Support for African American newspapers
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gptkbp:is_represented_in
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:political_leaders
Civil Rights Advocacy
Legal advocacy
Civil Rights activism
First African American elected to the U. S. Congress from Virginia
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on civil rights movement
Langston Hughes named after him
Langston University named in his honor
Role in education for African Americans
Pioneer for African American representation in government
Pioneer for African American political representation
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Virginia's_4th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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First African American to hold public office in Virginia
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Civil Rights Advocacy
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Life of John Mercer Langston
First African American elected to public office in Virginia
First African American to be elected to public office in Virginia
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:educators
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:U._S._Representative
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gptkbp:office_held
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U. S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Louisa_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:position_held
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gptkb:U._S._Minister_Resident_and_Consul_General_to_Liberia
U. S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti
Dean of the Law School at Howard University
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Christianity
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gptkbp:served_as
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gptkb:U._S._Minister_to_Haiti
gptkb:U._S._Representative
U. S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:service
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First African American elected to public office in Virginia
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gptkbp:significant_event
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Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1869
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Caroline_Langston
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gptkbp:term_end
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gptkb:1871
1889-03-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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1869
1888-01-01
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gptkbp:was_a
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Public_service
gptkb:educators
gptkb:orcas
gptkb:historians
Advocate for education
Community leader
Advocate for civil rights
Influential figure in Reconstruction era
Pioneer in politics
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gptkbp:was_educated_at
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gptkb:Oberlin_College
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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Abolitionism
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gptkbp:was_known_for
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gptkb:John_Langston
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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