People McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969

Ralph McGill

Ralph Emerson McGill (February 5, 1898 – February 3, 1969) was an American journalist, best known as an anti-segregationist editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper. He was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors, serving from 1945 to 1968. He won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1959. McGill was born February 5, 1898, near Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee. He attended school at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After high school, 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. McGill served in the Marine Corps during World War I. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1898, Hamilton County
Died: 1969

Alternate Names: Ralph Emerson McGill
Occupation(s): journalist
Associated Place(s): Atlanta (Ga.), United States, Georgia
Associated Subject(s):  Education, Sports journalism, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights, Authors, American

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