Born: 1898 in Tennessee
Most influential journalist of the 20th century
40 years at the Atlanta Journal Constitution as editor, publisher, and daily columnist
White Southern editor who questioned segregation
"The Conscience of the South"
Born in small farming community in Tennessee
Started out as sports journalist
Political columnist
Known beyond as a voice for a more modern Georgia
Southern farming reform
Abolition of Gerogia's county-unit electoral system
Effort to eliminate segregation
1959- Pulitzer Prize for 1958 for editorial writing
Clearness of Style
Moral Purpose
Power to influence public opinion
1969- President Lyndon Johnson honored McGill with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Died: 1969 in Atlanta, GA due to heart failure