John Mercer Langston
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John Mercer Langston was a pioneering African American abolitionist, lawyer, educator, and politician who became one of the first Black men elected to public office in the United States and served as a U.S. congressman from Virginia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Mercer Langston canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American
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abolitionist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater | Oberlin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1829-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1897-11-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Oberlin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Howard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Langston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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education ⓘ law ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Charles Henry Langston
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Gideon S. Langston NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Jane Langston NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Quarles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Mercer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
among the first Black men elected to public office in the United States
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first dean of the Howard University Law Department ⓘ one of the first African Americans admitted to the bar in Ohio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the United States
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service as a U.S. congressman from Virginia ⓘ |
| notableWork | From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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educator ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Louisa County, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| politicalOffice | member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
U.S. chargé d’affaires to the Dominican Republic
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U.S. minister resident and consul general to Haiti ⓘ dean of Howard University Law Department ⓘ president of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute ⓘ |
| represented | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Oberlin, Ohio, United States
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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