John H. Sengstacke
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John H. Sengstacke was a prominent African American newspaper publisher and civil rights advocate who led and expanded the Chicago Defender and other Black press outlets in the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John H. Sengstacke canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights activist
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights legislation
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desegregation of the U.S. military ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-11-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-05-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hampton Institute
NERFINISHED
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Masten Park High School NERFINISHED ⓘ Prairie View A&M College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Chicago Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Sengstacke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights advocacy
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journalism ⓘ |
| founded | Sengstacke Newspapers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Herman Henry Sengstacke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | African American press ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | President Harry S. Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advocated integration of the U.S. armed forces during World War II
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helped secure accreditation of African American correspondents in the White House press corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Black press during the mid-20th century
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leadership of the Chicago Defender ⓘ using newspapers to campaign against racial discrimination ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of the Chicago Defender into a daily newspaper ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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newspaper executive ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| owned |
Chicago Defender
NERFINISHED
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Michigan Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Courier NERFINISHED ⓘ Tri-State Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Savannah, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
president of Sengstacke Newspapers
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publisher of the Chicago Defender ⓘ |
| relative | Robert Sengstacke Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| uncle | Robert Sengstacke Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
coverage of the Great Migration
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coverage of the civil rights movement ⓘ |
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