Ernest Nathan Morial
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Ernest Nathan Morial was the first African American mayor of New Orleans, serving from 1978 to 1986 and playing a major role in the city’s political and civil rights history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial | 1 |
| Ernest N. Morial | 1 |
| Ernest Nathan Morial canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
New Orleans political history
ⓘ
civil rights histories of Louisiana ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Morial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights law
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ urban politics ⓘ |
| fullName | Ernest Nathan Morial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Marc Morial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Ernest N. Morial Convention Center named in his honor ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American political representation in New Orleans
ⓘ
subsequent Black mayors in major U.S. cities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American mayor of New Orleans
ⓘ
leadership in New Orleans politics ⓘ role in the civil rights movement in Louisiana ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for racial equality in municipal hiring and contracting
ⓘ
expansion of African American participation in New Orleans government ⓘ modernization of New Orleans city government ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
civil rights leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| partOf |
civil rights history of New Orleans
ⓘ
political history of New Orleans ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans city government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | New Orleans municipal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mayor of New Orleans ⓘ |
| relative | Marc Morial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | election as first African American mayor of New Orleans in 1978 ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ernest N. Morial
subject surface form:
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
this entity surface form:
Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial