Bernard Lafayette
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Bernard Lafayette is an American civil rights activist and leader known for his prominent role in the 1960s nonviolent movement, including organizing Freedom Rides and voter registration campaigns in the South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Lafayette canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ nonviolence advocate ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil disobedience
ⓘ
nonviolent direct action ⓘ voter registration ⓘ |
| cause |
desegregation
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | American universities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lafayette ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
ⓘ
conflict resolution ⓘ peace education ⓘ |
| genre | nonviolence training ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
Gandhian nonviolence
ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
ⓘ
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
nonviolent resistance movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Freedom Rides
ⓘ
SNCC organizing work ⓘ leadership in the 1960s civil rights movement ⓘ promotion of nonviolent social change ⓘ voter registration campaigns in the American South ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights leader
ⓘ
educator ⓘ minister ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Freedom Rides
ⓘ
Selma voting rights campaign ⓘ sit-in campaigns ⓘ voter registration drives in the American South ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Alabama
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Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Georgia ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
civil rights organizer in the American South
ⓘ
director of voter registration campaigns ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptist
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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