Robert S. Abbott
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Robert S. Abbott was an influential African American lawyer and newspaper publisher who founded the Chicago Defender, one of the most important Black newspapers in U.S. history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert S. Abbott canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
anti-lynching legislation
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civil rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1870-11-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1940-02-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Chicago-Kent College of Law
NERFINISHED
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Hampton Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Hampton Institute
NERFINISHED
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Kent College of Law, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights advocacy
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journalism ⓘ law ⓘ |
| founded | Chicago Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Sengstacke Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame
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recognized as a pioneer of the Black press in America ⓘ |
| hasRole | editor and publisher of the Chicago Defender ⓘ |
| influenced | John H. Sengstacke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Chicago Defender
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promoting the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built the Chicago Defender into one of the most widely read African American newspapers in the United States
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used the Chicago Defender to encourage African Americans to migrate from the Jim Crow South to northern cities ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chicago Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| publisherOf | Chicago Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | John H. Sengstacke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| usedMedium | print journalism ⓘ |
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