John Seigenthaler

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civil rights activist editor human journalist publisher

John Seigenthaler was an American journalist, civil rights advocate, and longtime editor and publisher of The Tennessean who became nationally known for his work in both media and social justice.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
John Lawrence Seigenthaler	2
John Michael Seigenthaler	2
John Seigenthaler canonical	2
Seigenthaler	2
Dolores Watson Seigenthaler	1
John Seigenthaler Jr. (news anchor, commonly known as John Seigenthaler)	1

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instanceOf	civil rights activist ⓘ editor ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ publisher ⓘ
advisorTo	Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
awardReceived	National Press Foundation Award ⓘ Robert F. Kennedy Book Award ⓘ surface form: Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (special recognition, organizational/advocacy context) Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
burialPlace	Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
causeOfNotability	American journalism and civil rights advocacy ⓘ
child	John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Michael Seigenthaler
conflict	Korean War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1927-07-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2014-07-11 ⓘ
educatedAt	Peabody College ⓘ University of Louisville ⓘ surface form: University of Louisville (attended, honorary degree)
employer	The Tennessean ⓘ USA Today ⓘ Vanderbilt University ⓘ surface form: Vanderbilt University (First Amendment Center affiliation)
familyName	John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Seigenthaler
founded	First Amendment Center ⓘ
fullName	John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Lawrence Seigenthaler
givenName	John ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
memberOf	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryService	United States Air Force ⓘ
notableFor	Wikipedia biography controversy in 2005 ⓘ coverage of the civil rights movement ⓘ mediation efforts during the Freedom Rides ⓘ
notableWork	advocacy for First Amendment rights ⓘ role in civil rights coverage at The Tennessean ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ journalist ⓘ newspaper editor ⓘ publisher ⓘ television host ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Nashville ⓘ surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath	Nashville ⓘ surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
positionHeld	administrative assistant to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ chairman of The Tennessean ⓘ chief negotiator for the U.S. Department of Justice during Freedom Rides ⓘ editor of The Tennessean ⓘ founding chair of the First Amendment Center ⓘ founding editorial director of USA Today ⓘ founding editorial director of USA Today Network ⓘ publisher of The Tennessean ⓘ
relative	John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Seigenthaler Jr. (news anchor, commonly known as John Seigenthaler)
spouse	John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dolores Watson Seigenthaler

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Freedom Rides → participant → John Seigenthaler ⓘ

John Seigenthaler → fullName → John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Lawrence Seigenthaler

John Seigenthaler → familyName → John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seigenthaler

John Seigenthaler → spouse → John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dolores Watson Seigenthaler

John Seigenthaler → child → John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Michael Seigenthaler

John Seigenthaler → relative → John Seigenthaler self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Seigenthaler Jr. (news anchor, commonly known as John Seigenthaler)

Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, United States → notableBurial → John Seigenthaler ⓘ

John → fullName → John Seigenthaler ⓘ

subject surface form: John Seigenthaler

this entity surface form: John Lawrence Seigenthaler

John → familyName → John Seigenthaler ⓘ

subject surface form: John Seigenthaler

this entity surface form: Seigenthaler

John → child → John Seigenthaler ⓘ

subject surface form: John Seigenthaler

this entity surface form: John Michael Seigenthaler