Jacob Abrams
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Jacob Abrams was a Russian-born Jewish anarchist and political activist in the United States, best known as a defendant in the landmark 1919 Supreme Court free speech case Abrams v. United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob Abrams canonical | 6 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish anarchist
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Russian emigrant to the United States ⓘ anarchist ⓘ person ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish immigrant radical community in the United States
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radical political circles in New York City ⓘ |
| cause |
anti-war activism during World War I
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workers' rights ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Abrams ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacob ⓘ |
| ideology | anarchism ⓘ |
| immigratedTo |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| knownFor | involvement in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech case ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Russian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
free speech under the First Amendment
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prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 ⓘ |
| movement |
anarchist movement in the United States
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Free Speech Movement ⓘ
surface form:
free speech movement in the United States
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| name | Jacob Abrams self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a defendant in Abrams v. United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Abrams v. United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
labor activist
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political activist ⓘ |
| participantIn | Abrams v. United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Russia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | radical left ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | defendant in Abrams v. United States ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. Supreme Court opinions on free speech
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historical studies of American anarchism ⓘ legal scholarship on the First Amendment ⓘ |
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