Office of Community Educational Services records, 1948-1966

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Office of Community Educational Services records, 1948-1966

Materials in this series consist of course materials, lectures, transcripts, and clippings pertaining to courses, workshops, and lectures sponsored by Community Educational Services. Transcripts from the "Crisis in the Schools" lectures feature prominent southern journalists such as Ralph McGill and James Kilpatrick discussing racial segregation of public schools in the South.

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Sarratt, Reed

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Alexander Reed Sarratt, Jr., was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1917. He was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina in 1937 with a bachelor's degree in economics. During his senior year at UNC, he served as managing editor of the Daily Tar Heel . After graduation, he worked as a reporter and later city editor for the Charlotte News . From 1946 to 1952, Sarratt was an editorial writer for the Baltimore Evening Sun . In 1952, he returned to North Carol...

Hall, Grover C. (Grover Cleveland), 1915-1971

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Grover Cleveland Hall, Jr. was associate editor, editor, and editor in chief for the Montgomery Advertiser (Ala.) from 1947-1966. From the description of Papers, 1939-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122442065 ...

Emory University. Office of Community Educational Services.

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The Office of Community Educational Services at Emory University provided short courses, workshops, and lectures that were geared toward members of the broader community. The short courses and special programs dealt with a wide range of topics and incldued current affairs, art appreciation, and professional development skills. The Office of Community Educational Services also sponsored the "Evening at Emory" short course program as well as the Emory University Reading Center. From th...

Waring, Tom, 1902-1960

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Tom Waring discusses the history of Charleston, particularly the population growth in surrounding cities such as North Charleston in the first part of the twentieth century, its designation as the Holy City, poverty following the Civil War, the increase in employment during World War I, and the subsequent influx of newcomers to Charleston during World War II. Waring concludes the interview with a local Gullah Story. Hermina Waring discusses the legend behind her familys silver service. Audio wit...

McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969

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Ralph McGill, as editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, was a leading voince for racial and ethnic tolerance in the South from the 1940s through the 1960s. As an influential daily columnist, he broke the code of silence on the subject of segregation, chastising a generation of demagogues, timid journalists, and ministers who feared change. When the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools in 1954 and southern demagogues led defiance of the court, segregationists vilified McGill ...

Meyer, Sylvan

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Sylvan Meyer (1921- ) of Gainesville, Ga., and Miami Beach, Fla., journalist; editor of the Gainesville Times, 1947-1969; the Miami News, 1969-1973; and Miami Magazine, 1975-1987; and founder of Meyer Publications. Meyer, who received an AB in journalism from the University of North Carolina in 1943, was an editor of The Daily Tar Heel, 1942-1943. From the description of Sylvan Meyer papers, 1940-1988 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 38225046 From the guide to the Sylvan Me...

Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010

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Editor of Richmond News Leader, television commentator, author, syndicated newspaper columnist. From the description of Papers of James J. Kilpatrick, 1972-1997. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53046447 Newspaper editor, author, political commentator. From the description of A conservative view [manuscript], 1986-1987. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823272 From the description of A conservative view, 1966 January to Septem...

Parham, Joe, 1919-1980

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