In 1966, Turnipseed became the first executive director of the South Carolina Independent School Association, an accrediting agency set up to assess segregation academies, which had been founded after laws and court actions forced integration of public schools.
In 1966, Turnipseed moved to South Carolina as the first executive director of the South Carolina Independent School Association, an accrediting agency set up to assess segregation academies. These were private schools founded after laws and court actions forced integration of public schools.