John

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John is the given first name of J. R. Clifford, a pioneering African American lawyer and civil rights advocate.

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instanceOf civil rights activist
human
lawyer
advocatedFor African American voting rights
desegregation of public schools
racial equality
alsoKnownAs J. R. Clifford NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1848-09-13
dateOfDeath 1933-10-06
educatedAt Storer College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Clifford NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil rights law
journalism
founded The Pioneer Press NERFINISHED
fullName John Robert Clifford NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalCase Brown v. Board of Education of Charleston (West Virginia) NERFINISHED
Williams v. Board of Education of Fairfax District NERFINISHED
memberOf Niagara Movement NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED
notableFor being a founding member of the Niagara Movement
being one of the first African American lawyers in West Virginia
challenging racial discrimination in education
pioneering civil rights litigation in West Virginia
notableWork The Pioneer Press NERFINISHED
occupation civil rights advocate
journalist
lawyer
newspaper editor
partOf African-American civil rights movement (1865–1896) NERFINISHED
African-American civil rights movement (1896–1954) NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Williamsport, Maryland NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
residence Martinsburg, West Virginia NERFINISHED
servedIn Union Army NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male

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