Wil Haygood

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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