John Conyers
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John Conyers was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Conyers canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Spingarn Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1929-05-16 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict | Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-10-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Wayne State University
NERFINISHED
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Wayne State University Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017-12-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Conyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Congressional Black Caucus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Congressional Black Caucus
NERFINISHED
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United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableFor |
founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus
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longest-serving African-American member of Congress at the time of his retirement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-sponsorship of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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introduction of H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act ⓘ support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 enforcement ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndForU.S.RepresentativeFromMichigan | 2017-12-05 ⓘ |
| officeStartForU.S.RepresentativeFromMichigan | 1965-01-03 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
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Dean of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ U.S. Representative from Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented |
Michigan's 13th congressional district
NERFINISHED
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Michigan's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Monica Conyers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965-01-03 ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)