“Search For A Common Ground”: Frank Porter Graham’s 1966 Commencement Address

Posted Jun 11, 2016
In researching the class of 1966 for its 50th anniversary, I found that year’s commencement address. The speech, titled “Search for a Common Ground,” was given by Frank Porter Graham, the former President of UNC-Chapel Hill and the consolidated UNC system. Graham took the opportunity to address the Speaker Ban law that was then being challenged in court. (UNC.edu)

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