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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Assassin
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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gptkb:Human_Rights
gptkb:Equal_Education
Social Justice
Voting Rights
racial equality
Economic Justice
Desegregation
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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equal education
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gptkbp:age
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37
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Mississippi_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:NAACP's_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Posthumous_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Decatur,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:born
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July 2, 1925
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Decatur,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:born_on
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July 2, 1925
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:casualties
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systemic racism
political violence
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gptkbp:cause_of_death
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gptkb:Assassin
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Reena_Evers
gptkb:Darryl_Evers
James Evers
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gptkbp:clinical_trial
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gptkb:Byron_De_La_Beckwith_Trial
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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gptkb:Medgar_Evers_College
gptkb:statues
gptkb:Medgar_Evers_Memorial
gptkb:Evers_House_Museum
gptkb:Medgar_Evers_Memorial_Highway
Streets Named After Him
Medgar Evers' Birthday Proclamation
Schools Named After Him
the Medgar Evers College
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Civil Rights Organizations
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gptkbp:death_date
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37
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:degree_programs
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gptkb:Alcorn_State_University
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gptkbp:died
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June 12, 1963
his wife, Myrlie Evers
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gptkbp:died_on
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June 12, 1963
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Alcorn_State_University
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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gptkb:African_American
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gptkbp:famous_for
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Fighting Racial Injustice
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.”
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gptkbp:featured_in
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Books
Biographies
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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NAACP field secretary in Mississippi
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gptkbp:fought_against
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gptkb:Human_Rights
gptkb:Equal_Education
gptkb:Jim_Crow_Laws
Discrimination
Social Justice
Voting Rights
Equality
Civil Rights
voting rights
Racial Discrimination
Segregation
Economic Justice
Desegregation
Fair Housing
Voter Suppression
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Evers-Williams_Institute_for_the_Study_of_Race
the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP
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gptkbp:founded_in
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the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP
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gptkbp:has_a
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gptkb:biography
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gptkbp:has_child
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gptkb:Myrlie_Evers
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First State Field Secretary of the NAACP in Mississippi
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Medgar Evers
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gptkbp:image
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Medgar Evers 1963.jpg
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
Social Justice Movements
Civil Rights Leaders
Modern Activism
Public Awareness of Civil Rights Issues
Activism in the South
Civil Rights Activism in Mississippi
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
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gptkbp:inspired
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gptkb:activists
gptkb:students
gptkb:Future_Generations
Community Organizing
Social Justice Movements
Human Rights Advocacy
future generations of activists
Civil Rights Leaders
Activism in Youth
Civil Rights Songs
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gptkbp:investigates
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the murder of Emmett Till
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gptkbp:is_a_member_of
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gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People
gptkb:Alpha_Phi_Alpha_fraternity
gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:is_a_subject_of
|
numerous documentaries
historical research and analysis
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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Racial Equality
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gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of
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the struggle for equality
the struggle for civil rights
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gptkbp:is_active_in
|
the 1960s civil rights movement
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:memorials
gptkb:statues
Public Holidays
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gptkbp:is_married_to
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gptkb:Myrlie_Evers
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gptkbp:is_organized_by
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gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:is_portrayed_as
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films and television shows
|
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by
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gptkb:Medgar_Evers_College
the United States Postal Service with a stamp
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gptkbp:is_remembered_for
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gptkb:Medgar_Evers_Foundation
gptkb:Medgar_Evers_Institute
gptkb:Medgar_Evers_National_Monument
gptkb:the_civil_rights_memorial_in_Montgomery,_Alabama
Historians
The Public
Civil Rights Organizations
his contributions to civil rights
Medgar Evers Day
Annual Medgar Evers Memorial Service
fighting racial injustice
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Civil Rights Activism
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gptkbp:leadership
|
community organizing
the fight against segregation
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gptkbp:legacy
|
Educational Programs
Civil Rights Advocacy
Annual Events
Civil Rights Organizations
Advocacy for racial equality
Public Memorials
Civil Rights Legacy
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gptkbp:legislation
|
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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gptkbp:mentor
|
younger activists
younger civil rights activists
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_burials
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Assassin
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gptkbp:notable_figures
|
the civil rights movement
American civil rights.
the history of Mississippi
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gptkbp:notable_speakers
|
civil rights rallies
|
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gptkbp:notable_work
|
Civil Rights Advocacy
Voter Registration Efforts
Civil Rights Activism in Mississippi
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gptkbp:occupation
|
gptkb:activists
gptkb:veterans
Insurance Agent
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gptkbp:participated_in
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Voter Registration Drives
the Freedom Summer of 1964
boycotts and protests
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
|
gptkb:Decatur,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:place_of_death
|
gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:portrayed_in
|
gptkb:Documentaries
gptkb:Films
gptkb:Ghosts_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Eyes_on_the_Prize
gptkb:The_Butler
Films and Documentaries
Books about Civil Rights
Documentaries about Civil Rights
Films about Civil Rights
The Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic History
Plays about Civil Rights
Television Shows about Civil Rights
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
the Spingarn Medal
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gptkbp:recognized_by
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gptkb:U._S._Congress
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:State_of_Mississippi
gptkb:National_Civil_Rights_Museum
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:the_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:serves_as
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an insurance salesman
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Myrlie_Evers
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gptkbp:supported
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gptkb:Freedom_Riders
gptkb:Black_Power_Movement
Desegregation Efforts
|
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gptkbp:targets
|
FBI surveillance
white supremacists
racial violence
|
|
gptkbp:was
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
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gptkbp:was_a
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gptkb:leadership
gptkb:NAACP_field_secretary
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Public_figure
gptkb:veterans
symbol of resistance
father of three children
advocate for equality
role model for activists
leader in the fight against segregation
victim of systemic racism
husband and father
hero to many
pioneer for civil rights
martyr for civil rights
graduate of Alcorn State University
key figure in the NAACP
victim of racial violence
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gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for
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change in civil rights legislation
|
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gptkbp:was_a_civil_rights_activist
|
nan
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gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in
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gptkb:Mississippi_civil_rights_movement
the Jackson, Mississippi civil rights movement
|
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gptkbp:was_a_key_figure_in_the_fight_against
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gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
|
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gptkbp:was_a_key_organizer_of
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gptkb:the_1963_March_on_Washington
|
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gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in
|
civil rights advocacy
the fight for civil rights in the South
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_prominent_voice_for
|
African American rights
|
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gptkbp:was_a_proponent_of
|
nonviolent protest
economic justice for African Americans
|
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gptkbp:was_a_target_of_fbi_surveillance_due_to
|
his civil rights activities
|
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gptkbp:was_a_target_of_threats_from
|
white supremacists
|
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gptkbp:was_executed_by
|
gptkb:Byron_De_La_Beckwith_Jr.
June 12, 1963
the civil rights movement
his driveway
|
|
gptkbp:was_honored_with_a_memorial
|
in Jackson, Mississippi
|
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
|
the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
|
legal challenges against segregation
desegregation efforts
voter registration efforts
economic justice initiatives
|
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gptkbp:was_known_for
|
his activism against segregation
|
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gptkbp:was_the_field_secretary_of
|
gptkb:NAACP
|
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gptkbp:works_for
|
gptkb:voter_registration
gptkb:NAACP
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gptkbp:works_with
|
gptkb:John_Lewis
gptkb:Andrew_Young
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
|
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Jackson,_Mississippi
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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