Jefferson Thomas
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Jefferson Thomas was an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jefferson Thomas canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ student activist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Little Rock Central High School
NERFINISHED
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | racial desegregation in public schools ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Little Rock Central High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
courageous
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pioneering ⓘ trailblazer in school integration ⓘ |
| hasEthicalFocus |
equal educational opportunity
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racial equality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
icon of the civil rights era
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symbol of school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | civil rights advocate ⓘ |
| hasRole |
civil rights figure
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high school student ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Brown v. Board of Education decision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arkansas ⓘ |
| memberOf | Little Rock Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Little Rock Nine
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integrating Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| opposedTo | racial segregation in education ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Little Rock school integration crisis
NERFINISHED
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desegregation of Little Rock Central High School ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of African Americans in Arkansas
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history of education in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfEducation | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about the Little Rock Nine
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documentaries about school desegregation ⓘ |
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