"The Politics of Race: An Interview with Harry Ashmore"
Interview
By: Harry Ashmore
Date: January 15, 1995
Source: Ashmore, Harry. "The Politics of Race: An Interview with Harry Ashmore." Interview by Scott London. Insight and Outlook radio program transcript. January 15, 1995. Available online at http://www.scottlondon.com/interviews/ashmore.html; website home page: http://www.scottlondon.com (accessed March 20, 2003).
About the Author: Harry Ashmore (1916–1998) was one of a group of newspaper editors who took pride in speaking for a New South and in pushing for racial tolerance during the 1950s and beyond. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Ashmore graduated from Clemson College in 1937 and served in the Army infantry during World War II. After working for the Charlotte News and other papers, he joined the...
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