Wil Haygood

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author biographer human journalist

Wil Haygood is an American journalist and author best known for his biographical and historical works on African American figures, including the article that inspired the film "The Butler."

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Washington Post profile by Wil Haygood 1
Wil Haygood canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author ⓘ
biographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
coveredTopic culture ⓘ
politics ⓘ
race in America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1954 ⓘ
educatedAt Miami University ⓘ
surface form: Miami University (Ohio)
employer The Boston Globe ⓘ
Washington Post ⓘ
surface form: The Washington Post
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork African American history ⓘ
biographical writing ⓘ
journalism ⓘ
genre biography ⓘ
history ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
hasWrittenAbout Hollywood and race ⓘ
U.S. Supreme Court history ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ
inspiredWork The Butler ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor article that inspired the film The Butler ⓘ
biographies of prominent African American figures ⓘ
notableWork Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election" ⓘ
surface form: A Butler Well Served by this Election

Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World ⓘ
In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr. ⓘ
King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ⓘ
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America ⓘ
Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson ⓘ
Lee Daniels' The Butler ⓘ
surface form: The Butler: A Witness to History

The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story ⓘ
Tigerland: 1968–1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing ⓘ
notableWorkSubject Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ⓘ
Sammy Davis Jr. ⓘ
Sugar Ray Robinson ⓘ
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
biographer ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Columbus, Ohio ⓘ
positionHeld reporter at The Boston Globe ⓘ
reporter at The Washington Post ⓘ

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The Butler → basedOnAuthor → Wil Haygood ⓘ
Eugene Allen → subjectOf → Wil Haygood ⓘ
this entity surface form: Washington Post profile by Wil Haygood