Marshall, Texas, United States

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Marshall, Texas, United States, is a historic East Texas city known as a center of civil rights activity and the birthplace of civil rights leader James Farmer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
birthplaceOf James Farmer
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Southern United States
county Harrison County, Texas
demographicGroupHistoricallySignificant African Americans in Texas civil rights movement
foundedIn 1840s
governmentType council–manager government
hasAreaCode 430
903
hasEducationalInstitution East Texas Baptist University
Texas State Technical College Marshall
Wiley College
hasFestival Wonderland of Lights
hasHeritageDesignation Texas Main Street City
hasHistoricDistrict Downtown Marshall Historic District
hasHistoricSite Harrison County Courthouse
Harrison County Historical Museum
Michelson Museum of Art
Old Harrison County Courthouse
Starr Family Home State Historic Site
Texas and Pacific Railway Depot
hasNickname East Texas
surface form: Cultural Capital of East Texas
historicallySignificantFor African American education
civil rights organizing
incorporatedIn 19th century
isCountySeatOf Harrison County, Texas
knownFor Christmas festival of lights
civil rights history
historic architecture
pottery industry
railroad history
locatedInRegion East Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Longview, Texas
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
surface form: Shreveport, Louisiana
namedFor John Marshall
partOf Ark-La-Tex
surface form: Ark-La-Tex region
postalCodePrefix 7567x
roadJunctionOf Interstate 20
U.S. Route 59 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 80
roleInHistory Confederate administrative center during American Civil War
regional commercial center in East Texas
servedBy Texas and Pacific Railway
surface form: Texas and Pacific Railway (historical)
state Texas
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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James Farmer birthPlace Marshall, Texas, United States
Ark-La-Tex hasMajorCity Marshall, Texas, United States
this entity surface form: Marshall, Texas
Texas and Pacific Railway mainHub Marshall, Texas, United States
this entity surface form: Marshall, Texas
Texas and Pacific Railway servedCity Marshall, Texas, United States
this entity surface form: Marshall, Texas
Texas and Pacific Railway notableStructure Marshall, Texas, United States
this entity surface form: Texas and Pacific Depot (Marshall)
George Foreman placeOfBirth Marshall, Texas, United States
Big George placeOfBirth Marshall, Texas, United States
subject surface form: George Foreman
Isaac Van Zandt residence Marshall, Texas, United States
Isaac Van Zandt burialPlace Marshall, Texas, United States
Melvin B. Tolson residence Marshall, Texas, United States