Louvon Harris
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Louvon Harris is a civil rights advocate and the sister of James Byrd Jr., who became active in speaking out against hate crimes following her brother’s racially motivated murder in Texas in 1998.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights advocate
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human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
racial equality
ⓘ
stronger hate crime laws in the United States ⓘ victims of hate crimes ⓘ |
| causeOfActivism | murder of James Byrd Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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hate crime prevention ⓘ racial justice ⓘ |
| givenName | Louvon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for hate crime legislation
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public speaking on hate crimes ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
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surface form:
civil rights movement
|
| notableEvent | brother James Byrd Jr. murdered in Jasper, Texas in 1998 ⓘ |
| notableFor | advocacy against hate crimes ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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public speaker ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | James Byrd Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | James Byrd Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaksAbout |
impact of hate crimes on families
ⓘ
racially motivated violence in the United States ⓘ |
| startTimeOfActivism | 1998 ⓘ |
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