William Monroe Trotter
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William Monroe Trotter was an influential African American newspaper editor and civil rights activist who fiercely opposed racial segregation and challenged Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach in the early 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Monroe Trotter canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | bachelor's degree ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | immediate and full civil rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| coFounded | Niagara Movement ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | W. E. B. Du Bois ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1934-04-07 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | African American newspaper editor and civil rights activist who fiercely opposed racial segregation and challenged Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Trotter ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | economics ⓘ |
| fullName | William Monroe Trotter self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influencedBy | W. E. B. Du Bois ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticism of Booker T. Washington
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founding and editing the Boston Guardian newspaper ⓘ opposition to racial segregation ⓘ |
| middleName | Monroe ⓘ |
| movement |
African-American civil rights movement (1896–1954)
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American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
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| notableEvent | Trotter–Washington incident of 1903 ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Guardian ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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newspaper editor ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| opposed | Booker T. Washington’s accommodationist approach ⓘ |
| parent |
James Monroe Trotter
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Virginia Isaacs Trotter ⓘ |
| participantIn | Niagara Movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chillicothe, Ohio
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surface form:
Chillicothe, Ohio, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld | editor of the Boston Guardian ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Geraldine Louise Pindell ⓘ |
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