Chicago Defender
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The Chicago Defender is a historic African American newspaper that played a pivotal role in advocating for civil rights and shaping Black cultural and political life in Chicago and across the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Defender canonical | 2 |
| The Chicago Defender | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American newspaper
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newspaper ⓘ weekly newspaper ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Real Times Media ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of the U.S. armed forces
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economic opportunities for African Americans ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coveredEvent |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
| distributionArea | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert S. Abbott ⓘ |
| founder | Robert S. Abbott ⓘ |
| hasOnlineEdition | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| historicalDistribution |
Northern United States
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Southern United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationFrequency |
daily
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weekly ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| medium |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableEditor |
Ethel L. Payne
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John H. Sengstacke ⓘ Louis Martin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for African American civil rights
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campaigns against Jim Crow laws ⓘ coverage of racial violence and lynching in the American South ⓘ coverage of the Great Migration ⓘ coverage of the civil rights movement ⓘ influencing the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North ⓘ promotion of Black cultural and political life in Chicago ⓘ support for anti-lynching legislation ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Real Times Media ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
African American civil rights movement
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civil rights advocacy ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert S. Abbott Publishing Company ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
instrumental in encouraging African Americans to migrate from the rural South to northern cities
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major voice of the African American press in the 20th century ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
African American issues
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Black culture ⓘ civil rights ⓘ politics ⓘ urban life in Chicago ⓘ |
| targetAudience | African American community ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mamie Till-Mobley
this entity surface form:
The Chicago Defender
this entity surface form:
The Chicago Defender