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HARRY SCOTT ASHMORE

HARRY SCOTT ASHMORE. Received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Lifetime Achievement Award for 1995-1996 Received Pulitzer Prize twice Arkansas Gazette won for Public Service Ashmore won for Editorial Writing Interviewed Ho Chi Minh on a secret peace mission in 1967-1968 in Vietnam.

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HARRY SCOTT ASHMORE

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  1. HARRY SCOTT ASHMORE

  2. Received the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Lifetime Achievement Award for 1995-1996 Received Pulitzer Prize twice Arkansas Gazette won for Public Service Ashmore won for Editorial Writing Interviewed Ho Chi Minh on a secret peace mission in 1967-1968 in Vietnam MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  3. Served as editor of his high school and college newspapers. Served as the executive editor at the Arkansas Gazette from 1947-1960 Served as the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica from 1960 until 1963 Served as Director of Editorial Research of the Encyclopedia Britannica FURTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  4. Graduated from Greenville Senior High School in 1934 Received General Science Degree from Clemson University in 1937 Accepted for a Neiman Fellowship at Harvard University in 1941 EDUCATION

  5. William Green Ashmore-- Father Nancy Elizabeth (Scott) Ashmore-- Mother Barbara Edith Laier-- Wife Anne Ashmore--Daughter Durant Ashmore--Great-Nephew Family

  6. What are your memories of Harry S. Ashmore? “I remember my grandfather talking about him being ostracized from our family at an early age because of his strong stand on desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of his family was racist. My grandfather was a great man, but because he was racist he didn’t agree with Harry’s view on desegregation. What were Harry Ashmore’s goals or dreams in life? “Equality for all. He definitely believed that all people should be treated equally, and that’s what he wrote about. Dealing with civil rights issues like The Little Rock 9 really helped him to prove his point.” Questions 1&2

  7. 3. What was Harry Ashmore’s greatest accomplishments? “ Definitely him winning the Pulitzer Prize, hands down. There’s no question.” 4. How did Harry Ashmore influence or have an effect on you? “I’ve always been proud of the Ashmore name and any accomplishments that an Ashmore achieves. So I’d have to say that his greatest effect on me would be possessing family pride.” Questions 3&4

  8. Ashmore, Durant. Telephone Interview. May 20, 2008. GHS Wall of Fame Plaque http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1579 Works Cited

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