Carter was widely known as a man of faith, with his post-presidency defined by images of the Baptist Sunday School teacher building homes for low-income people.

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The problem with being obtuse about racism is that it, predictably, provides cover for legitimate racists. Carpenter says.

Members of Congress were among the first who were able to pay their respects at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as former ...

In layman's terms, the fight is over who owns the nonprofit private university and has the authority to set its rules.

Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and forgotten like so many other significant events in African American history.” ...

Carter’s disarming friendliness and jokey manner belied a formidable grasp of the issues: he was almost always the smartest ...

“I think the day of the so-called ugly American is over,” Carter said during his warm 1978 reception in Nigeria, Africa's ...

He joined the firm Willis & Knight, but politics was in his blood. In 1983, he was elected Tennessee Democratic Party chair ...