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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:political_party
Politician
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gptkbp:advocatesFor
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Voting_rights_for_African_Americans
Education_for_African_Americans
Land_ownership_for_African_Americans
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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Reconstruction Era
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gptkbp:birthDate
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June 21, 1832
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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_Rainey_Jr.
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Reconstruction policies
African_American_history
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gptkbp:deathDate
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August 1, 1887
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:South_Carolina's_1st_congressional_district
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gptkbp:education
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Self-educated
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gptkbp:firstHeld
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First_African_American_to_preside_over_the_House
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gptkbp:foughtAgainst
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Racial discrimination
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Pioneering_African_American_politician
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Joseph Rainey
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
African_American_political_participation
Future_generations_of_African_American_politicians
Education_funding_for_African_Americans
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Political reforms
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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A_trailblazer_in_American_politics
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Advocating_for_civil_rights_during_Reconstruction
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gptkbp:legacy
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Civil Rights advocate
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Black Congressman
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First_African_American_to_serve_in_the_U.S._House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:occupation
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Businessman
U.S._Congressman
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Cedar_Grove_Cemetery
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation
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gptkb:Radical_Republican
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Robert_B._Elliott
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:U.S._Congress
Leadership_in_Congress
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gptkbp:religion
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Baptist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkb:South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Rainey
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gptkbp:successor
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Alonzo J. Ransier
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gptkbp:supported
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1875
Economic opportunities for freedmen
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1879
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gptkbp:termStart
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1870
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gptkbp:worksWith
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Other_African_American_leaders
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