Francis James Grimké

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African American leader Presbyterian minister civil rights activist human

Francis James Grimké was a prominent African American Presbyterian minister, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the NAACP known for his advocacy against racial discrimination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Francis James Grimké canonical	3
Francis J. Grimké	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American leader ⓘ Presbyterian minister ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ
advocatedFor	civil and political rights for African Americans ⓘ racial equality ⓘ
coFounderOf	NAACP ⓘ surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1850-10-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1937-10-11 ⓘ
educatedAt	Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) ⓘ Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
familyName	Grimké ⓘ
givenName	Francis ⓘ
knownFor	advocacy against racial discrimination ⓘ leadership in African American Presbyterianism ⓘ sermons opposing segregation and lynching ⓘ support for racial equality and voting rights ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	NAACP ⓘ surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
movement	abolitionist tradition ⓘ civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
notableStudent	African American congregants and activists in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableWork	Sermons on race relations and civil rights ⓘ “Equality of Rights for All Citizens, Black and White, Alike” ⓘ “The Negro and His Needs” ⓘ
occupation	Presbyterian minister ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ clergyman ⓘ
opposed	disfranchisement of African Americans ⓘ lynching ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ
partner	Charlotte Forten Grimké ⓘ surface form: Charlotte L. Forten Grimké
partOf	African American church leadership in the early 20th century ⓘ African American church leadership in the late 19th century ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld	Pastor of Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
relative	Angelina Grimké ⓘ surface form: Angelina Emily Grimké Sarah Moore Grimké ⓘ
religion	Presbyterian ⓘ surface form: Presbyterianism
residence	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sibling	Archibald Grimké ⓘ surface form: Archibald Henry Grimké
spouse	Charlotte Forten Grimké ⓘ surface form: Charlotte L. Forten Grimké
startTime	1878 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archibald Grimké → hasSibling → Francis James Grimké ⓘ

American Negro Academy → president → Francis James Grimké ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis J. Grimké

American Negro Academy → notableMember → Francis James Grimké ⓘ

this entity surface form: Francis J. Grimké

Grimké → notableMember → Francis James Grimké ⓘ

subject surface form: Grimké family

Henry W. Grimké → child → Francis James Grimké ⓘ