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gptkbp:instanceOf
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politician
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Voting Rights
Education_for_African_Americans
Economic_Opportunities_for_African_Americans
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:South_Carolina_Republican_Party
gptkb:National_Republican_Party
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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Reconstruction Era
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1832-06-21
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Georgetown,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Joseph_H._Rainey_Jr.
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Committee_on_Military_Affairs
gptkb:Committee_on_Freedmen's_Affairs
gptkb:Committee_on_Reconstruction
Committee_on_Education
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1887-08-01
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:New_York_Central_College
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Pioneer_for_African_American_representation_in_government
Advocate_for_civil_rights_during_Reconstruction
Symbol_of_African_American_political_empowerment
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Joseph_H._Rainey_Memorial
Rainey Day in South Carolina
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Joseph H. Rainey
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gptkbp:image
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Joseph_H_Rainey.jpg
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
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gptkbp:knownFor
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First_African_American_elected_to_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:legacy
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Rainey_Institute_in_Charleston,_South_Carolina
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gptkbp:nationality
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African_American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Civil Rights Advocacy
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gptkbp:occupation
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U.S._Congressman
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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U.S._Representative_from_South_Carolina's_1st_congressional_district
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gptkbp:politicalRole
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1868
1879
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Businessman
Civil Rights Activist
Educator
Public Speaker
Community Leader
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Robert_B._Elliott
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gptkbp:religion
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Baptist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Rainey
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gptkbp:succeededBy
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gptkb:John_J._Adams
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1879-03-03
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gptkbp:termStart
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1870-12-12
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