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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instanceOf civil rights activist
human
journalist
newspaper publisher
advocatedFor civil rights legislation
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
Masten Park High School NERFINISHED
Prairie View A&M College NERFINISHED
employer Chicago Defender NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Sengstacke NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil rights advocacy
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
helped secure accreditation of African American correspondents in the White House press corps
notableFor leadership in the Black press during the mid-20th century
leadership of the Chicago Defender
using newspapers to campaign against racial discrimination
notableWork expansion of the Chicago Defender into a daily newspaper
occupation editor
newspaper executive
publisher
owned Chicago Defender NERFINISHED
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
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
coverage of the civil rights movement

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Chicago Defender notableEditor John H. Sengstacke