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Death by Journalism?: One Teacher's Fateful Encounter with Political Correctness and the Civil War by Jerry Bledsoe,

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Central Carolina Community College - Central Carolina Community College is a tax supported, public non-profit school under the control of a local board of trustees. Chartered in 1958 by the North Carolina State Board of Education, it became a part of the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges in 1963.

Wake Technical Community College - Wake Technical Community College, a two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school, is located approximately five miles south of Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina and county seat of Wake County. WTCC, also known colloquially as Wake Tech, is part of the North Carolina Community College System, a state-supported body of fifty-nine campuses throughout the State of North Carolina.

Sandhills Community College - Sandhills Community College is a community college located in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Sandhills was chartered in 1963, and officially opened October 1 1965 as the first community college in North Carolina offering a four-year transfer degree.

Durham Technical Community College - Durham Technical Community College (DTCC, aka Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Durham Tech's main campus is near to downtown Durham, North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

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