Oscar Stanton De Priest
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Oscar Stanton De Priest was a pioneering African American politician who became the first Black U.S. Representative from the 20th century and the first elected to Congress in the 20th century from outside the Southern states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar Stanton De Priest canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1871-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1951-05-12 ⓘ |
| electedIn |
United States House of Representatives elections, 1928
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives elections, 1930 NERFINISHED ⓘ United States House of Representatives elections, 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | De Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticularActivity | civil rights advocacy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy against racial discrimination in federal employment and housing
ⓘ
introducing anti-discrimination legislation in Congress ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| middleName | Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights movement (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first African American elected to Congress from outside the Southern states in the 20th century
ⓘ
first African American elected to the U.S. Congress in the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
efforts to desegregate public facilities in Washington, D.C.
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support for anti-lynching legislation ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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politician ⓘ real estate broker ⓘ |
| partOf | African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Florence, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Chicago alderman
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Cook County commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st congressional district ⓘ |
| precededBy | Martin B. Madden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| represented |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Illinois's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jessie L. Williams De Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1929-03-04 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Arthur W. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oak Woods Cemetery