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Terry Sanford was an Eagle Scout in 1931, a paratrooper in World War II, a state senator from 1953 to 1954, Governor of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965, president of Duke University from 1969 to 1985, and a U.S. senator from 1986 to 1993. He was a progressive advocate for education and civil rights and was born near here.
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Laurinburg, North Carolina · United States
