Chicago Defender
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The Chicago Defender is a historic African American newspaper that played a pivotal role in advocating for civil rights and shaping Black cultural and political life in Chicago and across the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chicago Defender canonical | 2 |
| The Chicago Defender | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1340266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Chicago Defender Context triple: [Chicago Black Renaissance, hasInstitution, Chicago Defender]
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major American daily newspaper based in Chicago, known for its influential coverage of national and local news since the 19th century.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is a major daily newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, long known for its influential journalism and progressive editorial stance.
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New York World
New York World was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American newspaper known for pioneering mass-circulation journalism and sensational reporting.
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New-York Tribune
The New-York Tribune was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American newspaper based in New York City, known for its influential journalism and political commentary.
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The Washington Times-Herald
The Washington Times-Herald was a Washington, D.C. daily newspaper known for its conservative editorial stance and coverage of national politics before its eventual merger into The Washington Post.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chicago Defender Target entity description: The Chicago Defender is a historic African American newspaper that played a pivotal role in advocating for civil rights and shaping Black cultural and political life in Chicago and across the United States.
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A.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major American daily newspaper based in Chicago, known for its influential coverage of national and local news since the 19th century.
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B.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is a major daily newspaper based in St. Louis, Missouri, long known for its influential journalism and progressive editorial stance.
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C.
New York World
New York World was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century American newspaper known for pioneering mass-circulation journalism and sensational reporting.
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D.
New-York Tribune
The New-York Tribune was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American newspaper based in New York City, known for its influential journalism and political commentary.
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E.
The Washington Times-Herald
The Washington Times-Herald was a Washington, D.C. daily newspaper known for its conservative editorial stance and coverage of national politics before its eventual merger into The Washington Post.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American newspaper
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newspaper ⓘ weekly newspaper ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Real Times Media ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of the U.S. armed forces
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economic opportunities for African Americans ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coveredEvent |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
| distributionArea | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert S. Abbott ⓘ |
| founder | Robert S. Abbott ⓘ |
| hasOnlineEdition | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| historicalDistribution |
Northern United States
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Southern United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1905 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationFrequency |
daily
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weekly ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| medium |
online
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print ⓘ |
| notableEditor |
Ethel L. Payne
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John H. Sengstacke ⓘ Louis Martin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for African American civil rights
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campaigns against Jim Crow laws ⓘ coverage of racial violence and lynching in the American South ⓘ coverage of the Great Migration ⓘ coverage of the civil rights movement ⓘ influencing the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North ⓘ promotion of Black cultural and political life in Chicago ⓘ support for anti-lynching legislation ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Real Times Media ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
African American civil rights movement
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civil rights advocacy ⓘ |
| publisher | Robert S. Abbott Publishing Company ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
instrumental in encouraging African Americans to migrate from the rural South to northern cities
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major voice of the African American press in the 20th century ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
African American issues
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Black culture ⓘ civil rights ⓘ politics ⓘ urban life in Chicago ⓘ |
| targetAudience | African American community ⓘ |
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Subject: Chicago Defender Description of subject: The Chicago Defender is a historic African American newspaper that played a pivotal role in advocating for civil rights and shaping Black cultural and political life in Chicago and across the United States.
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