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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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voting rights
nonviolent protest
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkb:Congressional_Black_Caucus
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1940-02-21
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gptkbp:birth_place
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Troy, Alabama, USA
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Ebenezer_Baptist_Church
gptkb:South-View_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John-Miles_Lewis
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gptkbp:death_date
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2020-07-17
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Fisk_University
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Robert Lewis
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Stacey_Abrams
gptkb:Kamala_Harris
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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gptkb:House_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Foreign_Affairs
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Reform
gptkb:House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary
gptkb:House_Ways_and_Means_Committee
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gptkbp:known_for
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leading the civil rights movement
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gptkbp:legacy
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civil rights advocacy
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Walking with the Wind
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:U._S._Representative
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:March_on_Washington
gptkb:Freedom_Rides
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:received
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gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Gandhi_Peace_Prize
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Award
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights_Award
Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Leadership Award
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Georgia's_5th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:spouse
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Lillian Lewis
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gptkbp:supported
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gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkb:Medicare_for_All
gptkb:DREAM_Act
gptkb:weapons
LGBT rights
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gptkbp:term_end
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2020-07-17
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gptkbp:term_start
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1987-01-03
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gptkbp:wrote
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Across That Bridge
March (graphic novel series)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Lewis
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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