Carl Augustus Hansberry
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Carl Augustus Hansberry was an African-American real estate broker and civil rights activist in Chicago, best known as the father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry and for challenging racially restrictive housing covenants.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ real estate broker ⓘ |
| child | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
African-American community of Chicago ⓘ |
| familyName | Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fair housing advocacy
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racial equality ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Lorraine Hansberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | community leader in Chicago African-American community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
legal challenges to discriminatory housing practices
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opposing racial segregation in housing ⓘ |
| middleName | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of playwright Lorraine Hansberry
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challenging racially restrictive housing covenants ⓘ |
| notableWork | challenge to racially restrictive housing covenants in Chicago ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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real estate broker ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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