A. J. Muste

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A. J. Muste was a prominent 20th-century American clergyman, labor organizer, and pacifist leader known for his influential role in the nonviolent peace and civil rights movements.

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Abraham Johannes Muste 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clergyman
human
labor organizer
pacifist
political activist
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfBirth Netherlands
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1885-01-08
dateOfDeath 1967-02-11
educatedAt Hope College
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary
surface form: Union Theological Seminary (New York City)
familyName Muste
fullName A. J. Muste self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abraham Johannes Muste
gender male
givenName Abraham
Johannes
ideology Christian pacifism
democratic socialism
knownFor advocacy of nonviolent direct action
influence on civil rights and antiwar activists
leadership in the American pacifist movement
languageSpoken Dutch
English
memberOf American Civil Liberties Union
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Presbyterian Church (USA)
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement

labor movement
nonviolence
pacifism
notableWork leadership in the U.S. peace movement during the Vietnam War era
organizing support for labor strikes in the 1910s and 1920s
occupation clergyman
labor organizer
peace activist
political theorist
placeOfBirth Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld executive director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.)
leader of the Brookwood Labor College
pastor of a Reformed Church in America congregation
religion Christianity
religiousDenomination Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism

Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakerism

Reformed Church in America

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this entity surface form: Abraham Johannes Muste