Hammond family

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The Hammond family is an influential American family known for its significant contributions to music, philanthropy, and social reform, particularly through the work of producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American family
associatedWith civil rights movement
jazz
popular music
basedIn New York City
countryOfOrigin United States
engagedIn arts patronage
charitable giving
education philanthropy
support for civil liberties organizations
fieldOfActivity music industry
philanthropy
social activism
hasEthnicBackground European American
hasLegacy advancing social justice causes in the United States
shaping American popular music
hasNotableMember Alicia Patterson (by marriage connections)
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane Hammond
John H. Hammond Jr.
John H. Hammond Sr.
hasReputation influential in American music
socially progressive
influencedBy Vanderbilt family
memberOfSocialCircle New York elite
notableFor music
philanthropy
social reform
support of African American musicians
support of racial integration in music
socialClass upper class
timePeriodOfProminence 20th century

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John H. Hammond Jr.
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