A. G. Gaston

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A. G. Gaston was a prominent African American businessman and civil rights supporter from Birmingham, Alabama, known for building a business empire and quietly financing key civil rights initiatives.

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A. G. Gaston canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
awardReceived Spingarn Medal
surface form: NAACP Spingarn Medal
businessRegion Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area
conflictParticipated World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1892-07-04
dateOfDeath 1996-01-19
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Gaston
financed bail for jailed civil rights protesters
civil rights organizing activities in Birmingham
founded A.G. Gaston Motel
surface form: A. G. Gaston Motel

Booker T. Washington Burial Insurance Company
Booker T. Washington Business College
Booker T. Washington Burial Insurance Company
surface form: Booker T. Washington Insurance Company

Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association of Birmingham
Smith & Gaston Funeral Home
fullName Arthur George Gaston
givenName Arthur NERFINISHED
hasWorkLocation Birmingham, Alabama, United States
honorificAfterDeath A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club
A. G. Gaston Conference (Birmingham)
influencedBy Booker T. Washington
knownFor becoming one of the wealthiest African Americans of the mid-20th century
promoting Black economic self-help
militaryService United States Army
movement American civil rights movement
notableFor quietly financing civil rights initiatives
supporting the American civil rights movement
notableWork development of a business empire in Birmingham, Alabama
occupation businessman
civil rights supporter
entrepreneur
philanthropist
placeOfBirth Demopolis
surface form: Demopolis, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Birmingham, Alabama, United States
politicalActivity advocacy for gradualist, negotiation-based civil rights strategies
religion Baptist
residence Birmingham, Alabama, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Creola Smith Gaston NERFINISHED
Jennie L. Gaston NERFINISHED
supported Birmingham campaign
surface form: Birmingham civil rights movement

Martin Luther King Jr.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
usedFor A. G. Gaston Motel as meeting place for civil rights leaders

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A.G. Gaston Motel namedAfter A. G. Gaston
A.G. Gaston Motel owner A. G. Gaston
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, United States hasBurial A. G. Gaston
subject surface form: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)