Ralph Emerson McGill (February 5, 1898- February 3, 1969), American journalist, was best known as the anti-segregationist editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. He won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1959. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... It has been suggested that Apartheid outside South Africa be merged into this article or section. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ... Listen to this article (help) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

McGill was born near Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee and attended school at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, but did not graduate because he was suspended his senior year for writing an article in the student newspaper critical of the school's administration. He got a job working for the sports department of the Nashville Banner and soon worked his way up to sports editor. In 1929, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia to become the assistant sports editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Wanting to move from sports to more serious news, he got an assignment to cover the first Cuban Revolt in 1933 and covered the Nazi takeover of Austria in 1938. These articles earned him a spot as editor of the editorial page in the Constitution, which he used to highlight the effects of segregation. In response, many angry readers sent threats and letters to McGill. In the late 1950s, McGill became a syndicated columnist, reaching a national audience. He became friends with Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, acting as an ambassador to several African nations. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, and had "Ralph McGill Boulevard" named for him in Atlanta. In 1963 he published his book The South and the Southerners. McGill died of a heart attack. Soddy-Daisy is a city located in Hamilton County, Tennessee. ... The McCallie School is an all-male college preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City, Chatty, ChatTown, Chattavegas, The nooga Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... The front page from a 1974 issue of The Nashville Banner. ... -1... Atlanta is the capital of and largest city in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... // Pre-Columbian Cuba The archeological record and evidence from mitochondrial DNA studies indicate that Cuba and the Antilles have been inhabited by peoples ancestral to the indigenous inhabitants for at least several thousand years. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Nazism. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ... Print Syndication is a form of syndication in which news articles, columns, or comic strips are made available to newspapers and magazines. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK, or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States, considered the equivalent of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

References

Teel, Leonard Ray. 2004. "Ralph McGill (1898-1969)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities Council.

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