John

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John is the given first name of J. R. Clifford, a pioneering African American lawyer and civil rights advocate.

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John canonical 2

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instanceOf civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
advocatedFor African American voting rights ⓘ
desegregation of public schools ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
alsoKnownAs J. R. Clifford ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1848-09-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1933-10-06 ⓘ
educatedAt Storer College ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Clifford ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights law ⓘ
journalism ⓘ
founded The Pioneer Press ⓘ
fullName John Robert Clifford ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalCase Brown v. Board of Education of Charleston (West Virginia) ⓘ
Williams v. Board of Education of Fairfax District ⓘ
memberOf Niagara Movement ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Colored Troops ⓘ
notableFor being a founding member of the Niagara Movement ⓘ
being one of the first African American lawyers in West Virginia ⓘ
challenging racial discrimination in education ⓘ
pioneering civil rights litigation in West Virginia ⓘ
notableWork The Pioneer Press ⓘ
occupation civil rights advocate ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
newspaper editor ⓘ
partOf African-American civil rights movement (1865–1896) ⓘ
linked to: Reconstruction era

African-American civil rights movement (1896–1954) ⓘ
placeOfBirth Williamsport, Maryland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
residence Martinsburg, West Virginia ⓘ
servedIn Union Army ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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