Archibald Grimké

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Archibald Grimké was an African American lawyer, journalist, and civil rights leader of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who played a key role in the early struggle against racial discrimination in the United States.

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instanceOf African American lawyer
civil rights leader
journalist
person
activeYears early 20th century
late 19th century
advocatedFor African American education
desegregation
racial equality
almaMater Harvard Law School
causeOfDeath stroke
citizenship United States
countryRepresented United States
dateOfBirth 1849-08-17
dateOfDeath 1930-02-25
educatedAt Harvard Law School
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
ethnicity African American
familyName Grimké
fullName Archibald Henry Grimké
givenName Archibald
hasSibling Francis James Grimké
memberOf American Negro Academy
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
movement abolitionist tradition
civil rights movement
notableFor advocacy against racial discrimination and segregation
leadership in early civil rights movement in the United States
notableWork Essays and speeches on race and civil rights
occupation civil rights activist
diplomat
journalist
lawyer
parent Henry W. Grimké
Nancy Weston NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Charleston, South Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld President of the American Negro Academy
U.S. consul to Santo Domingo
Vice President of the NAACP
relative Angelina Grimké
Sarah Moore Grimké
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
wroteFor The Boston Herald
The Guardian (Boston African American newspaper)
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NAACP
founder
Archibald Grimké ("Archibald Henry Grimké")
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