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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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights activist → editor → human → journalist → publisher →
advisorTo	Robert F. Kennedy →
awardReceived	National Press Foundation Award → 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 Michael Seigenthaler →
conflict	Korean War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1927-07-27 →
dateOfDeath	2014-07-11 →
educatedAt	Peabody College → University of Louisville (attended, honorary degree) →
employer	The Tennessean → USA Today → Vanderbilt University (First Amendment Center affiliation) →
familyName	Seigenthaler →
founded	First Amendment Center →
fullName	John Lawrence Seigenthaler →
givenName	John →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOf	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, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED →
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 Jr. (news anchor, commonly known as John Seigenthaler) →
spouse	Dolores Watson Seigenthaler →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Seigenthaler ("John Michael Seigenthaler") →	child
John Seigenthaler ("Seigenthaler") →	familyName
John Seigenthaler ("John Lawrence Seigenthaler") →	fullName
Freedom Rides →	participant
John Seigenthaler ("John Seigenthaler Jr. (news anchor, commonly known as John Seigenthaler)") →	relative
John Seigenthaler ("Dolores Watson Seigenthaler") →	spouse