Wil Haygood Explained

Wil Haygood
Birth Date:19 September 1954[1]
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Alma Mater:Miami University[2]

Wil Haygood (born September 19, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio)[3] is an American journalist and author who is known for his 2008 article "A Butler Well Served by this Election" in The Washington Post[4] about Eugene Allen, which served as the basis for the 2013 movie The Butler. Since then, Haygood has written a book about Allen, The Butler: A Witness to History.[5] While being interviewed on the radio program Conversations with Allan Wolper on WBGO 88.3FM, Haygood revealed that he had tracked down another White House butler. At the last minute, this butler, who had served three presidents, refused to be interviewed; the man's family apparently did not want his story out against the parallel story of the election of President Barack Obama.[6]

Haygood is a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation[7] and a professor at Miami University. Haygood's 2018 book Tigerland: 1968–1969: A City Divided, A Nation Torn Apart, And A Magical Season Of Healing was the runner-up for the 2019 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.[8] In 2022, Haygood was chosen as the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize's Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.[9]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cayton, Andrew Robert Lee. Ohio: The History of a People. 2002. Ohio State University Press. 9780814208991. 346.
  2. Web site: Author Wil Haygood will join Miami faculty for next three years. March 4, 2014. Miami University. May 28, 2014.
  3. Web site: Haygood, Wil 1954- | Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com. February 4, 2021.
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/a-butler-well-served-by-this-election/2019/01/02/b2a805a6-07b1-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html "A Butler Well Served by this Election"
  5. Web site: Author Wil Haygood Talks Eugene Allen & 'The Butler' Movie. Jackson. Sharyn. August 13, 2013. The Biography Channel. May 12, 2014.
  6. Web site: Allan Wolper Talks To Wil Haygood. February 4, 2021.
  7. Web site: Wil Haygood – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. May 12, 2014.
  8. Web site: Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Wil Haygood, 2019 Nonfiction Runner-Up . 2019-10-16 . 2019-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191016174120/https://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/2019-nonfiction_runner-up.htm . dead .
  9. https://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DLPP-Holbrooke-Haygood-Release-2022-DRAFT-8_12-PKPR-edits-1.pdf Dayton Literary Peace Prize to Honor Wil Haygood with Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award

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