Stephen L. Carter
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Stephen L. Carter is an American
United States
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 law professor, legal- and social
Social
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-policy
Policy
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 writer, columnist, and best-selling novelist.
Carter graduated from Ithaca High School
Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York)
Ithaca High School is a public high school in Ithaca, New York. It is part of the Ithaca City School District, and has an enrollment of approximately 1,675. Jarett Powers has been principal since 2011.-About:...

 in 1972, and his essay "The Best Black" is based in part on his experiences there. At Ithaca High School, he was the editor-in-chief of The Tattler
Tattler (student newspaper)
The Tattler is the student newspaper of Ithaca High School in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1892, it is one of the oldest student newspapers in the United States...

and pushed hard for student representation on the local school board

Carter earned his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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 in history from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 in 1976.
 
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