University Libraries and UNC Press publish biography of UNC President Frank Porter Graham

Posted Dec 19, 2021
UNC’s 15th president, Frank Graham, was one of the most consequential southerners of the 20th century. In the new biography “Frank Porter Graham: Southern Liberal, Citizen of the World,” author William A. Link reveals how the modest public servant took his place on the national and world stage and, along the way, helped transform North Carolina. (UNC.edu)

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