# Emmett Jay Scott

> Emmett Jay Scott was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, academic, and government official who was Booker T. Washington's closest advisor at the Tuskegee Institute. He was responsible for maintaining Washington's nationwide "Tuskegee machine," with its close links to black business leadership, white philanthropists, and Republican politicians from the local level to the White House.

*(1873-1957) American political advisor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1873-02-13
- **Died:** 1957-12-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Emmett Jay Scott was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, academic, and government official who was Booker T. Washington's closest advisor at the Tuskegee Institute. He was responsible for maintaining Washington's nationwide "Tuskegee machine," with its close links to black business leadership, white philanthropists, and Republican politicians from the local level to the White House.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 15.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 69.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551816/ (@nm1551816)

## Sources
- [Emmett Jay Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Jay_Scott)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19664691)

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