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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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gptkb:healthcare_reform
Economic development
Education reform
Social justice
Housing rights
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Cleveland_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:Case_Western_Reserve_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Cleveland_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1925-02-23
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Lorain_Stokes
gptkb:3
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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gptkb:National_civil_rights_movement
Legislation for minority rights
Legislation for education funding
Legislation for health care access
Legislation for voting rights
Legislation for urban development
Cleveland community development
Legislation for civil rights protections
Legislation for economic opportunity
Legislation for housing assistance
Legislation for job training programs
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gptkbp:death_date
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2015-08-18
2021-08-18
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Cleveland,_Ohio
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:11th_Congressional_District_of_Ohio
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Louis Stokes
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gptkbp:influenced
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Future generations of politicians
African American political representation
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gptkbp:known_for
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First African American congressperson from Ohio
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneer for African Americans in politics
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gptkbp:military_service
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Education_Reform
Civil Rights Advocacy
Veterans Affairs Advocacy
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:U._S._Representative
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:W._W._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Owen_J._Roberts
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Jay_Stokes
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Marcia_Fudge
gptkb:Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones
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gptkbp:term_end
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gptkb:1999
1999-01-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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gptkb:1969
1969-01-03
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:House_Select_Committee_on_Assassinations
gptkb:Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones
gptkb:11th_District_of_Ohio
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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