William Hastie
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William Hastie was a pioneering African American jurist, civil rights advocate, and the first Black federal appellate judge in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William H. Hastie | 1 |
| William Hastie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Hastie Context triple: [Howard University School of Law, notableAlumnus, William Hastie]
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Hugo L. Black
Hugo L. Black was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his strong advocacy of civil liberties and broad interpretation of the Constitution, particularly the First Amendment.
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Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice and a pioneering civil rights lawyer who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, helping dismantle legal segregation in the United States.
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C.
Luther L. Terry
Luther L. Terry was an American physician and U.S. Surgeon General best known for issuing the landmark 1964 report that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and transformed public health policy on tobacco.
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Justice Willis Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
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E.
James M. Landis
James M. Landis was an influential American lawyer, legal scholar, and New Deal administrator who helped shape U.S. securities regulation and public administration in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Hastie Target entity description: William Hastie was a pioneering African American jurist, civil rights advocate, and the first Black federal appellate judge in the United States.
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A.
Hugo L. Black
Hugo L. Black was a long-serving U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his strong advocacy of civil liberties and broad interpretation of the Constitution, particularly the First Amendment.
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B.
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice and a pioneering civil rights lawyer who successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education, helping dismantle legal segregation in the United States.
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C.
Luther L. Terry
Luther L. Terry was an American physician and U.S. Surgeon General best known for issuing the landmark 1964 report that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and transformed public health policy on tobacco.
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D.
Justice Willis Van Devanter
Justice Willis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President William Howard Taft, known for his conservative jurisprudence and frequent opposition to New Deal legislation.
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E.
James M. Landis
James M. Landis was an influential American lawyer, legal scholar, and New Deal administrator who helped shape U.S. securities regulation and public administration in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights advocate
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of public institutions
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expansion of civil rights protections under U.S. law ⓘ racial equality in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
African American history scholarship
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U.S. legal history literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Amherst College
ⓘ
Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Howard University
ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Hastie ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Governor
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Judge ⓘ |
| influenced | development of civil rights litigation strategies in the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| notableAchievement |
first Black federal appellate judge in U.S. history
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influencing desegregation and equal protection jurisprudence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American federal appellate judge in the United States
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leadership at Howard University School of Law ⓘ pioneering work in civil rights law ⓘ service as Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| notableRole | mentor to generations of African American lawyers ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ judge ⓘ law professor ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
African-American civil rights movement
|
| positionHeld |
Dean of Howard University School of Law
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Governor of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ⓘ United States District Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Subject: William Hastie Description of subject: William Hastie was a pioneering African American jurist, civil rights advocate, and the first Black federal appellate judge in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.