James Eastland
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James Eastland was a powerful mid-20th-century U.S. senator from Mississippi known for his staunch segregationist views and influential role within the Southern Democratic bloc.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James O. Eastland | 2 |
| James Oliver Eastland | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ segregationist ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Eastland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| fullName |
James Eastland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Oliver Eastland
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
powerful within the U.S. Senate
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prominent Southern Democrat ⓘ vocal opponent of desegregation ⓘ |
| heldView | African Americans were inferior ⓘ |
| ideology |
segregationism
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white supremacy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Southern racial politics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Southern Democrats
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surface form:
Southern Democratic bloc
United States Senate ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential role in Southern Democratic bloc
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opposition to civil rights movement ⓘ powerful committee chairmanships in the U.S. Senate ⓘ staunch segregationist views ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader of Southern segregationist bloc in the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ |
| opposed |
civil rights legislation
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racial integration ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States Senator from Mississippi ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Southern United States
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surface form:
American South
Mississippi politics ⓘ |
| residence | Mississippi ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Mississippi ⓘ |
| supported | Jim Crow laws ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Mississippi
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
James Oliver Eastland
this entity surface form:
James O. Eastland
subject surface form:
95th United States Congress
this entity surface form:
James O. Eastland