Elias Polk

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African American political figure formerly enslaved person person

Elias Polk was an enslaved man who served President James K. Polk and later became a notable political figure and advocate for African American rights during Reconstruction.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American political figure ⓘ formerly enslaved person ⓘ person ⓘ
associatedWith	African American community in Nashville ⓘ James K. Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction era politics ⓘ Sarah Childress Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
employer	James K. Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Childress Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ
enslavedBy	James K. Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
familyName	Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ
givenName	Elias NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Reconstruction era ⓘ
notableFor	advocacy related to African American rights ⓘ political activity during Reconstruction ⓘ service to President James K. Polk ⓘ
occupation	coachman ⓘ household servant ⓘ political organizer ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Republican Party organizer in Tennessee ⓘ
residence	Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialRole	community leader ⓘ spokesman for African Americans in Tennessee ⓘ
subjectOf	biographical entries on James K. Polk’s household ⓘ historical studies of Reconstruction-era Black politics ⓘ
workedAt	Polk family plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ White House NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Polk → hasNotableBearer → Elias Polk ⓘ