Ivan Allen Jr.
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Ivan Allen Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Atlanta during the 1960s, playing a key role in the city’s peaceful desegregation and economic modernization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ivan Allen Jr. canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize
NERFINISHED
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National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-03-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-07-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boys High School (Atlanta)
NERFINISHED
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Georgia Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ivan Allen Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights policy
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municipal governance ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| genre | urban political leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard named in his honor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership during Atlanta desegregation
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promoting Atlanta as a business and transportation hub ⓘ support for civil rights ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| namesake | Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | testimony in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 before the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| notableWork |
economic modernization of Atlanta in the 1960s
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role in peaceful desegregation of Atlanta ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
desegregation of public facilities in Atlanta
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planning for Atlanta’s rapid economic growth in the 1960s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro–civil rights Southern Democrat ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Atlanta
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president of Ivan Allen Company ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| spouse | Louise Richardson Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1962 ⓘ |
| workLocation | Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oakland Cemetery