Louis Gaines
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Louis Gaines is a fictional character in the film "The Butler," portrayed as the politically active son of White House butler Cecil Gaines, whose civil rights activism contrasts with his father's more reserved approach to racial injustice.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charles Allen Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
confrontational
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idealistic ⓘ politically active ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Cecil Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdFor | The Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Cecil Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Gloria Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Charlie Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to explore generational tensions over strategies for racial justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civil rights activism
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political radicalization ⓘ |
| occupation | civil rights activist ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | civil rights movement ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Oyelowo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | younger generation of African Americans during the civil rights era ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Vietnam War era
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civil rights era ⓘ |
| thematicRole |
embodiment of 1960s Black activism
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foil to Cecil Gaines ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cecil Gaines