Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata

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African-American actor American boxer actor boxer civil rights activist film actor human stage actor

Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata, better known as Canada Lee, was a pioneering African-American actor and former boxer who became a prominent figure in American theater, film, and civil rights activism in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American actor ⓘ American boxer ⓘ actor ⓘ boxer ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ
activeInPeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Canada Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
fieldOfWork	film ⓘ radio ⓘ theater ⓘ
hasFamilyName	Canegata NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGivenName	Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableRole	pioneering African-American presence in Hollywood films ⓘ pioneering African-American presence on Broadway ⓘ
movement	civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
notableFor	civil rights activism in the United States ⓘ pioneering roles for African-American actors in American film ⓘ pioneering roles for African-American actors in American theater ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ boxer ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ
partOf	African-American film history ⓘ African-American theater history ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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Canada Lee → birthName → Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata ⓘ