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Southern School News Desegregation Story Profile
Nashville based Southern Education Reporting Service founded by Reed Sarratt highlights its long running desegregation coverage since 1954. The piece notes editors formed the service, its broad circulation and influence, library, and staff, including Tom Flake and Jim Leeson, with Sarratt predicting the hard work of desegregation ahead.
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Nashville
Tenn
Apyo
Southern School News
Southland
Southern Education Reporting Service
Ford Foundation
Reporting Service
University of Mississippi
U.S. Commission On Civil Right
Itebrary
Reed Sarratt
Phi Beta Kappa
North Carolina
Winston Salem Journal
Twin City Sentinel
Baltimore Sun
Tom Flake
Jim Leeson
Associated Press
Sarratt