Reverend B. Elton Cox

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Reverend B. Elton Cox was a civil rights leader and clergyman known for challenging restrictions on peaceful protest in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Louisiana.

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Reverend B. Elton Cox canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ
civil rights leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
advocatedFor civil rights for African Americans ⓘ
peaceful protest ⓘ
areaOfActivism desegregation ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
citizenship United States ⓘ
countryOfActivity United States ⓘ
jurisdiction United States Supreme Court ⓘ
knownFor challenging restrictions on peaceful protest in the United States ⓘ
role in the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Louisiana ⓘ
legalSignificance associated with expansion of First Amendment protections for demonstrators ⓘ
helped define constitutional limits on state restrictions of demonstrations ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableCase Cox v. Louisiana ⓘ
notableFor challenging state laws used to suppress civil rights demonstrations ⓘ
occupation minister ⓘ
party Reverend B. Elton Cox ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roleInCase defendant in Cox v. Louisiana ⓘ
subjectOf First Amendment rights ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ

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Cox v. Louisiana → petitioner → Reverend B. Elton Cox ⓘ
Cox v. Louisiana → party → Reverend B. Elton Cox ⓘ
subject linked to: Reverend B. Elton Cox