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And I think to have social change, you almost need a continuity of spirit that comes from a University, not necessarily from one person at a University, but from the University. And I think Chapel Hill has played that role, sometimes played it badly but sometimes played it extremely well.
Terry Sanford Carolinian
Source
Oral history interview by Cindy Cheatham, December 18, 1990; Southern Oral History Program, Interview L-0050, Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
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- Oral History Interview with Terry Sanford, Interview L-0050
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- 1990
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