Bernard Lafayette

American civil rights activist (1940–2026)

Person human Q4893345

Facts

17 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: July 29, 1940
Date of death: March 5, 2026
Place of birth: Tampa
Place of death: Tuskegee
Country of citizenship: United States^[6]
Occupation: human rights defender
Employer: University of Rhode Island^[7]
Educated at: American Baptist College, Harvard Graduate School of Education^[8]^[9]
Award received: Lillian Smith Book Award^[10]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[16]
Family name: Lafayette^[13]
Given name: Bernard^[14]
Manner of death: natural causes^[15]
Name in native language: Bernard Lafayette^[17]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 16

ISNI: 0000000039710879
VIAF cluster ID: 1635979
Library of Congress authority ID: n90682516
GND ID: 1102938173
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Dr. Bernard Lafayette.jpg ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID: 54459
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated): 54459
FAST ID: 1945009
Freebase ID: /m/04gt8p3
IdRef ID: 221063889
KBR person ID: 14632026
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007357517205171

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SBN author ID: PUVV428736
SNAC ARK ID: w6cj9cg0
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJt8jTQ4xQ67pXvHc34g8C
Yale LUX ID: person/9a3fb8a8-172f-4f4f-b97b-22a3d33bdf7e

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Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Employer 1

University of Rhode Island

Given name 1

Bernard

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Occupation 1

human rights defender

Place of birth 1

Tampa

Place of death 1

Tuskegee

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Bernard Lafayette was born on July 29, 1940^[1], in Tampa^[2]. He died on March 5, 2026^[3], in Tuskegee^[4]. He worked as a human rights defender^[5].

FAQs

Where was Bernard Lafayette born?

Bernard Lafayette was born in Tampa^[2].

Where did Bernard Lafayette die?

Bernard Lafayette died in Tuskegee^[4].

What did Bernard Lafayette do for work?

Bernard Lafayette worked as a human rights defender^[5].

Where did Bernard Lafayette go to school?

Bernard Lafayette was educated at American Baptist College^[8] and Harvard Graduate School of Education^[9].

What awards did Bernard Lafayette receive?

Honors received include Lillian Smith Book Award^[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — place of birth (P19): Tampa. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — place of death (P20): Tuskegee. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — educated at (P69): American Baptist College. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — educated at (P69): Harvard Graduate School of Education. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — occupation (P106): human rights defender. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — employer (P108): University of Rhode Island. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — award received (P166): Lillian Smith Book Award. libs.uga.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-09. libs.uga.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — date of birth (P569): July 29, 1940. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — date of death (P570): March 5, 2026. thestar.com. Retrieved 2026-03-09. thestar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — family name (P734): Lafayette. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — given name (P735): Bernard. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Bernard Lafayette — name in native language (P1559): Bernard Lafayette. wikidata.org.

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