Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Russell_Dismont> ?p ?o }
- Russell_Dismont abstract "Russell Dismont (27 June 1913 – 7 October 2005) was from a respected black Bermudian family of the time. Despite racial discrimination typical of that period, his father Albert Hilgrove Dismont had become a successful businessman and was the first black man to own a property and business in the totally white-owned city of Hamilton, Bermuda's capital. In 1988, his other son Cecil Dismont, OBE, MBE, JP became the first black Mayor of the city. In 2003, the road 'Dismont Drive' was named in his honour, in recognition of his service and the family's contribution to Bermuda.Russell began his education at the Berkeley Preparatory School and the Excelsior Secondary School in his native Bermuda. He developed an early interest in literature, music, and art which he later pursued in the United States at the New York School of Art. A keen sportsman, he was a well-known tennis player and cricketer for St Georges Cricket Club (Bermuda), which he helped form. While studying law at the London School of Economics in England, he played for the University of London and once with Sir Garfield Sobers. During this period, he often socialised and talked politics with actors Earl Cameron and Sidney Poitier and the founding father of the Kenyan nation, Jomo Kenyatta.Upon his return to Bermuda, he won many local tennis championships. Despite this, because of being "coloured", he was permitted to play at the island's tennis clubs only twice a year. Ignoring this rule, on one occasion, he and African-American tennis legend Althea Gibson were ordered off the court. They both faked deafness and continued their game. As a consequence, Mr Dismont was later refused access to the premises completely. In the 1950s, he, William E. R. Joell and others founded the All Bermuda Tennis Club for all people, irrelevant of their skin colour. To continue the interests of the black tennis players, the Somers Isle Lawn Tennis Association was created, of which Mr Dismont was a member.He began his professional career as an educator and taught at the elementary level at the Central School and later Harrington Sound School. He subsequently became a businessman and operated a shop located in his father's A.H. Dismont Building.He was becoming increasingly affected and concerned with the racial inequality on the island and was involved in a number of personal and group protests against the social injustices. In 1963, he was elected as one of the first six Members of Colonial Parliament for the newly created Bermudian Progressive Labour Party (PLP). The party was primarily concerned with those issues that affected the "coloured" population and the poor. It called for equitable taxation, the removal of racial discrimination, greater economic parity, the implementation of programmes for healthcare, insurance and pensions. In addition, it called for better housing, improved educational opportunities and electoral reform. During a temporary disenchantment with the Party, he started another – the Bermuda Democratic Party – but later returned and remained a staunch, lifelong supporter of the PLP. On the 9 November 1998, the party achieved its ultimate goal and won its first General Election.His interest in celebrating and preserving the island's culture led him to acquire the magazine Fame (Bermuda). It catered largely to the black community, who had been mostly ignored by other local publications. He remained the publisher and editor for many years.He has two sons from two of his four marriages: Derek Dismont and Saul Dismont. While at university in Florida, USA, Derek was involved with the Black Panthers. On his mother's side, Saul is the nephew of actor Leigh Lawson and Twiggy. He is also cousin to Sir John Mills' grandson Crispian Mills, the singer of English rock group Kula Shaker. For a period, Saul was lead singer of the band under its previous name, The Kays. He is currently a successful club DJ in England (aka DJ Kemosabe).".
- Russell_Dismont birthDate "1913-06-27".
- Russell_Dismont birthYear "1913".
- Russell_Dismont deathDate "2005-10-07".
- Russell_Dismont deathYear "2005".
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink main.asp?SectionID=24&subsectionID=270&articleID=36495.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink ab5.php.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink article.jsp?articleId=7d3750e30030007§ionId=60.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink sporting-hero-dennis-is-a-class-by-himself-562.html.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink neigh006.htm.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink article.jsp?articleId=7d35b8e30030004§ionId=60.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageExternalLink news_article.php?news_id=474&djid=28.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageID "22290012".
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageLength "5837".
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageOutDegree "44".
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageRevisionID "570628820".
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink African-American.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink African_American.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Albert_Hilgrove_Dismont.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink All_Bermuda_Tennis_Club.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Althea_Gibson.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Bermuda.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Bermuda_Democratic_Party.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Black_Panther_Party.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Black_Panthers.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Category:1913_births.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Category:2005_deaths.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Category:Alumni_of_the_London_School_of_Economics.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Category:Members_of_the_House_of_Assembly_of_Bermuda.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Hamilton,_Bermuda.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Category:Progressive_Labour_Party_(Bermuda)_politicians.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Cecil_Dismont,_OBE,_MBE,_JP.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Colonial_Parliament.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Crispian_Mills.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink DJ_Kemosabe.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Disc_jockey.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Earl_Cameron_(actor).
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Electronic_dance_music.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Fame_(Bermuda).
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Florida.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Garfield_Sobers.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Hamilton,_Bermuda.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Harrington_Sound_School.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink John_Mills.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Jomo_Kenyatta.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Kula_Shaker.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Leigh_Lawson.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink London_School_of_Economics.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink New_York_School_of_Art.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Parsons_The_New_School_for_Design.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Progressive_Labour_Party_(Bermuda).
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Saul_Dismont.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Sidney_Poitier.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Sir_Garfield_Sobers.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Sir_John_Mills.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Somers_Isle_Lawn_Tennis_Association.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink St_Georges_Cricket_Club_(Bermuda).
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink The_Kays.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink The_OKaysions.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink Twiggy.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink USA.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink University_of_London.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLink William_E._R._Joell.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageWikiLinkText "Russell Dismont".
- Russell_Dismont dateOfBirth "1913-06-27".
- Russell_Dismont dateOfDeath "2005-10-07".
- Russell_Dismont hasPhotoCollection Russell_Dismont.
- Russell_Dismont name "Dismont, Russell".
- Russell_Dismont shortDescription "Bermudian politician".
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Persondata.
- Russell_Dismont wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Russell_Dismont description "Bermudian politician".
- Russell_Dismont description "Bermudian politician".
- Russell_Dismont subject Category:1913_births.
- Russell_Dismont subject Category:2005_deaths.
- Russell_Dismont subject Category:Alumni_of_the_London_School_of_Economics.
- Russell_Dismont subject Category:Members_of_the_House_of_Assembly_of_Bermuda.
- Russell_Dismont subject Category:People_from_Hamilton,_Bermuda.
- Russell_Dismont subject Category:Progressive_Labour_Party_(Bermuda)_politicians.
- Russell_Dismont type Agent.
- Russell_Dismont type Person.
- Russell_Dismont type Politician.
- Russell_Dismont type Member.
- Russell_Dismont type Politician.
- Russell_Dismont type Person.
- Russell_Dismont type Agent.
- Russell_Dismont type NaturalPerson.
- Russell_Dismont type Thing.
- Russell_Dismont type Q215627.
- Russell_Dismont type Q5.
- Russell_Dismont type Person.
- Russell_Dismont comment "Russell Dismont (27 June 1913 – 7 October 2005) was from a respected black Bermudian family of the time. Despite racial discrimination typical of that period, his father Albert Hilgrove Dismont had become a successful businessman and was the first black man to own a property and business in the totally white-owned city of Hamilton, Bermuda's capital. In 1988, his other son Cecil Dismont, OBE, MBE, JP became the first black Mayor of the city.".
- Russell_Dismont label "Russell Dismont".
- Russell_Dismont sameAs m.05s_csl.
- Russell_Dismont sameAs Q14946684.
- Russell_Dismont sameAs Q14946684.
- Russell_Dismont wasDerivedFrom Russell_Dismont?oldid=570628820.
- Russell_Dismont givenName "Russell".
- Russell_Dismont isPrimaryTopicOf Russell_Dismont.