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John Seigenthaler was an American journalist, editor, and civil rights advocate best known for his long tenure at The Tennessean and his work promoting First Amendment rights.

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instanceOf American
civil rights advocate
editor
human
journalist
awardReceived Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (for lifetime achievement, journalism-related)
Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame induction
causeOfDeath complications from colon cancer
child John Michael Seigenthaler
linked to: John Seigenthaler
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-07-27
dateOfDeath 2014-07-11
educatedAt Peabody College
University of Louisville (attended, non-graduate program)
employer The Tennessean
USA Today
familyName Seigenthaler
linked to: John Seigenthaler
fullName John Lawrence Seigenthaler
linked to: John Seigenthaler
genre non-fiction
political commentary
givenName John
knownFor advocacy for civil rights
long tenure at The Tennessean
promotion of First Amendment rights
memberOf Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
movement American civil rights movement
notableEvent subject of 2005 Wikipedia biography controversy
notableWork First Amendment advocacy and public commentary
coverage of the civil rights movement in the American South
occupation author
journalist
newspaper editor
publisher
television host
placeOfBirth Nashville, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States
positionHeld chairman of the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center
editor of The Tennessean
founding editorial director of USA Today
publisher of The Tennessean
reporter at The Tennessean
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Nashville, Tennessee, United States
spouse Dolores Watson Seigenthaler
workLocation Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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