Frank Porter Graham was much more than just a simple North Carolinian he was a former North Carolinian senator, high school teacher, college professor, former Marine Corps lieutenant, former UNC president, liberalist, activist, and former United Nations board member. During Graham’s climax in his career North Carolina was on the verge of one of the most important changes of its time, the civil rights movement. To begin with we will be looking into Grahams’ life as he played the many roles he had under his belt throughout his life. We will be taking a look into Graham’s life throughout his political reign and his loss of his senate seat in the 1950 election to Willis Smith. We will also be looking at his influence on the workforce, educational
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He attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1909 and he obtained his license to practice law in North Carolina. He began his career in education in 1911 as a high school English teacher in Raleigh. Later, he taught history at The University of Chapel Hill. He continued on at Columbia University received his Masters’ degree. Graham furthered his aims as he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and became a first lieutenant. He was very much involved with UNC as being an Associate Professor, a member of the President’s Committee on Education, President of the North Carolina Conference of Social Service, founded the Citizens’ Library Movement of North Carolina. He finally became President of UNC in 1930 and remained President until 1949. Graham was the first President of the newly created system that joined together the North Carolina College for Woman, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of his other accomplishments that took place between the years of 1933-1950 included active roles on many political outlets and war boards including Maritime War Emergency Board and the President’s Committee on Civil Rights. He was appointed as a US Senator when he left his seat as President of the UNC System.
He attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1909 and he obtained his license to practice law in North Carolina. He began his career in education in 1911 as a high school English teacher in Raleigh. Later, he taught history at The University of Chapel Hill. He continued on at Columbia University received his Masters’ degree. Graham furthered his aims as he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and became a first lieutenant. He was very much involved with UNC as being an Associate Professor, a member of the President’s Committee on Education, President of the North Carolina Conference of Social Service, founded the Citizens’ Library Movement of North Carolina. He finally became President of UNC in 1930 and remained President until 1949. Graham was the first President of the newly created system that joined together the North Carolina College for Woman, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of his other accomplishments that took place between the years of 1933-1950 included active roles on many political outlets and war boards including Maritime War Emergency Board and the President’s Committee on Civil Rights. He was appointed as a US Senator when he left his seat as President of the UNC System.