In the early 1970s, in recognition of his heritage and his success over his beginnings, he legally changed his name to Kweisi Mfume, a name from Ghana that translates to ``Conquering Son of Kings''. In 1978, Kweisi Mfume was elected to the Baltimore City Council, serving there until 1986. His political stance was against that of then-mayor William Donald Schaefer, who Mfume believed had ignored the many poor neighborhoods of the city. It was a contentious matter, but despite his strong opinions he learned the art of political compromise.
In the early 1970s, in recognition of his heritage and his success over his beginnings, he legally changed his name to Kweisi Mfume, a name from Ghana that translates to ``Conquering Son of Kings''.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
1970s
1970s
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
recognition
recognition
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
heritage
heritage
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
success
success
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
beginning
beginnings
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advmod
legally
legally
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
change
changed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Kweisi
Kweisi
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Mfume
Mfume
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ghana
Ghana
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
translate
translates
VERB
VBZ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
conquer
Conquering
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Son
Son
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Kings
Kings
PROPN
NNPS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
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In 1978, Kweisi Mfume was elected to the Baltimore City Council, serving there until 1986.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1978
1978
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Kweisi
Kweisi
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Mfume
Mfume
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
elect
elected
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Baltimore
Baltimore
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Council
Council
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
serve
serving
VERB
VBG
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
case
until
until
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1986
1986
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His political stance was against that of then-mayor William Donald Schaefer, who Mfume believed had ignored the many poor neighborhoods of the city.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
stance
stance
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
against
against
ADP
IN
root
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
Number=Sing
mayor
mayor
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
William
William
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Donald
Donald
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Schaefer
Schaefer
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Mfume
Mfume
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
believe
believed
VERB
VBD
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
ignore
ignored
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
poor
poor
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
neighborhood
neighborhoods
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
city
city
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It was a contentious matter, but despite his strong opinions he learned the art of political compromise.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
contentious
contentious
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
matter
matter
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
despite
despite
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
strong
strong
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
opinion
opinions
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
learn
learned
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
art
art
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
compromise
compromise
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.