J. Buford Boone
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J. Buford Boone was an American newspaper editor and publisher best known for his courageous civil rights advocacy in Alabama, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1957.
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| J. Buford Boone canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
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surface form:
1957 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Pulitzer Prize ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
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surface form:
Pulitzer Prize citation for Editorial Writing
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| fieldOfWork |
editorial writing
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journalism ⓘ newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| genre | editorial writing ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement | used his newspaper to challenge racial injustice in Alabama ⓘ |
| influencedBy | civil rights ideals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
courageous editorials opposing segregation
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defending African American civil rights in the press ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| moralCourage | publicly opposed segregation despite local hostility ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civil rights advocacy in Alabama
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editorials supporting racial integration ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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newspaper editor ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Alabama
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Tuscaloosa, Alabama ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor of a local Alabama newspaper
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publisher of a local Alabama newspaper ⓘ |
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