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Claude Fox Sitton (December 4, 1925 – March 10, 2015) was an American newspaper reporter and editor. He worked for the ''The New York Times'' during the 1950s and 1960s, distinguishing himself by his coverage of the civil rights movement.〔("Claude Sitton, 89, Acclaimed Civil Rights Reporter, Dies." ) ''The New York Times''. 10 March 2015.〕 He went on to become national news director of the ''Times'' and then editor of ''The News & Observer'' in Raleigh, North Carolina. ==Early Life and Education== Claude Fox Sitton was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Claude Booker and Pauline Fox Sitton and raised on a farm in Rockdale County, Georgia. He had one sibling, Paul Lyon Sitton, who was the first administrator of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.〔("Paul L. Sitton, 60; Transportation Aide in Johnson's Tenure." ''The New York Times''. 29 May 1987. ) 〕 Sitton graduated high school in 1943 and entered the Merchant Marine before joining the U.S. Navy.〔 ("Claude Sitton." Reporting Civil Rights: The LOA Anthology. ) 〕 He reached the rank of boatswain’s mate 2nd class in the Navy. His primary ship was the USS LST-706. 〔("USS LST-706." NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive. )〕 Taking advantage of the G.I. Bill, Sitton entered Oxford College of Emory University, moving to Emory's main campus, in Atlanta, after a year. Sitton, who started out as a business major, graduated in 1949 with a journalism degree. While at Emory, he was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, ''The Emory Wheel''. He returned to his alma mater to teach from 1991 to 1994, and was a member of Board of Counselors of Oxford College from 1993 to 2001.〔 In 1953, Sitton married Eva McLaurin Whetstone. They had four children, Lauren Lea, Clinton Whetstone, Suzanna Fox and Claude McLaurin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claude Sitton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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