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instanceOf
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civil rights activist
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educator
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human
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academicDegree
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bachelor's degree in English and library science
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master's degree in speech therapy
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advocatedFor
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economic justice
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racial equality
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voting rights
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awardReceived
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Dorothy Cotton Institute namesake honor
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National Freedom Award
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basedIn
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Ithaca, New York, United States
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citizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1930-01-05
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dateOfDeath
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2018-06-10
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educatedAt
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Boston University
NERFINISHED
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Shaw University
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employer
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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ethnicGroup
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African American
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familyName
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Cotton
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fieldOfWork
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adult education
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leadership training
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nonviolent social change
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gender
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female
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givenName
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Dorothy
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hasHonor
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Dorothy Cotton Institute
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knownFor
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American civil rights movement
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voter education and political empowerment of African Americans
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languageSpoken
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English
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movement
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civil rights movement
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notableWork
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Citizenship Education Program
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If Your Back’s Not Bent: The Role of the Citizenship Education Program in the Civil Rights Movement
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occupation
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author
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director of citizenship education
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public speaker
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participatedIn
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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Selma to Montgomery marches
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surface form:
Selma voting rights campaign
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placeOfBirth
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Goldsboro, North Carolina
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surface form:
Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
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placeOfDeath
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Ithaca, New York, United States
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positionHeld
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education director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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religion
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Baptist
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workedWith
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Andrew Young
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James Bevel
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Ralph Abernathy
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Septima Clark
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workLocation
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Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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