Word: tennesean
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Dates: during 1973-1973
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...daily in the state. Halberstam thought the 1954 Supreme Court ruling against segregation would bring profound changes in the South, and he wanted to be part of the action. He worked in Mississippi for four years and then travelled to Tennessee, where he covered race relations for The Nashville Tennesean. Looking for a change, Halberstam left-the country to report in Vietnam for The New York Times. Shocked and disturbed by the war, Halberstam tried to tell America the truth about the conflict, often fighting official censorship to get his dispatches through. In 1964 he was rewarded for his efforts...
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