Ron Dellums

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Ron Dellums was a prominent African American congressman and anti-war activist from California known for his leadership on civil rights, social justice, and opposition to apartheid.

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Ron Dellums canonical 6
Ronald V. Dellums 1

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instanceOf United States representative
anti-war activist
civil rights activist
human
mayor
politician
awardReceived NAACP Spingarn Medal
linked to: Spingarn Medal
causeOfDeath cancer
conflict Korean War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-11-24
dateOfDeath 2018-07-30
educatedAt San Francisco State University
University of California, Berkeley
endTime 1998-02-06
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Dellums
linked to: C. L. Dellums
givenName Ronald
hasOccupation lobbyist
social worker
knownFor leadership on civil rights and social justice issues
opposition to apartheid in South Africa
opposition to the Vietnam War
progressive politics
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps
name Ron Dellums
notableWork Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986
parliamentaryTerm 100th United States Congress
101st United States Congress
102nd United States Congress
103rd United States Congress
104th United States Congress
105th United States Congress
92nd United States Congress
93rd United States Congress
94th United States Congress
95th United States Congress
linked to: 95th Congress

96th United States Congress
97th United States Congress
98th United States Congress
99th United States Congress
placeOfBirth Oakland, California
linked to: Oakland
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Mayor of Oakland, California
Member of the United States House of Representatives
U.S. Representative from California's 7th congressional district
U.S. Representative from California's 8th congressional district
religion Baptist
residence Oakland, California
linked to: Oakland
sexOrGender male
startTime 1971-01-03

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