Octavius V. Catto
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Octavius V. Catto was a prominent 19th-century African American educator, civil rights activist, and baseball pioneer in Philadelphia who fought for desegregation and Black voting rights before being assassinated in 1871.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Octavius V. Catto canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
baseball pioneer
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civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Octavius V. Catto Day proclamations in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1839-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1871-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Institute for Colored Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Institute for Colored Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Catto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William T. Catto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Presbyterian minister ⓘ |
| founded | Pythian Base Ball Club of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Octavius Valentine Catto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Octavius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Octavius V. Catto statue at Philadelphia City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedDuring | Election Day violence in Philadelphia, 1871 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating ratification and enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment
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leading efforts to desegregate Philadelphia streetcars ⓘ organizing African American voters in Philadelphia ⓘ pioneering role in organized Black baseball ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Banneker Institute
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania Equal Rights League NERFINISHED ⓘ Union League of Philadelphia (as ally and collaborator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement (19th century)
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Reconstruction-era Black suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped secure passage and enforcement of Pennsylvania laws desegregating streetcars ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for African American voting rights
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campaign for desegregation of Philadelphia streetcars ⓘ leadership in early Black baseball in Philadelphia ⓘ organization of Black militia units during the Civil War era ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
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civil rights activist ⓘ educator ⓘ orator ⓘ political organizer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | teacher at the Institute for Colored Youth ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Eden Cemetery