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Article: The Answer Is...TSU!!!!!
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- The Tennessee Tribune
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- August 30, 2000
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Wynn, Ron
Tennessee TRIBUNE, The
08-30-2000
THE ANSWER IS...TSU!!!!!
Advocates of a new community college have neither demonstrated a compelling
need for such an institution, shown there are funds available to pay for
it, nor effectively answered objections raised by African-Americans and
Tennessee State University supporters regarding its potential negative
impact. Their campaign has consisted of meetings, newsletter articles and
letters.
What this controversy shows is that unfortunately, at the dawn of a new
century, age-old impressions and attitudes remain entrenched. This entire
episode, which began with attempts by the University of Tennessee to
establish a beachhead in Nashville, stems from ...