Documentary about Pulitzer Prize-winning Carolina alumnus airs Thursday on UNC-TV

Posted Jan 8, 2014
Just four years into his career as a journalist, Carolina alumnus Horace Carter endured death threats to report on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, and received a Pulitzer Prize for his efforts. A documentary about Carter and his stand against racism airs Thursday, Jan. 9 at 10 p.m. on UNC-TV. (UNC.edu)

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