NC's Terry Sanford Courageously Broke Ranks With Southern Segregationists and Helped End Jim Crow
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He is best remembered for a progressive approach to civil rights in the Southern United States when other Southern governors such as Alabama’s George Wallace were declaring “segregation now, segregation forever.”
He’s also remembered for a massive expansion of education funding to build a statewide community college system available to every North Carol…
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