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38283
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Old Salem, settled in 1772 by Moravians, has had its history well preserved due to members compiling detailed daily life accounts. Because of this, the task taken on in the 1950s to preserve Salem and turn it into to Old Salem was possible. Currently, Old Salem reflects historical integrity in its 107 historic buildings and individuals who realistically reenact daily life, evident in the accompanied photographs. An example of a conscientiously preserved historic building is the tavern George Washington lodged in during his visit in 1791, looking much as it did during his visit.
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38288
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Countering North Carolina’s illiteracy rate, the highest in the nation by the 19th century, was the creation of libraries. Libraries, which also made it possible by the 1940s for almost all North Carolinians to access free material, included Wilson, Morganton, Weldon Memorial, and Halifax County.
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Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881; Lanier Library (Tryon); Membership libraries--Lanier Library--Tryon; Illiteracy rates--United States--nineteenth century; Illiteracy rates--North Carolina--nineteenth century ; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill--Wilson Library ; Wilson, Louis Round, 1876-1979; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill--North Carolina Collection; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill--Rare Book Collection; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill--Southern Historical Collection; Morganton Public Library; Public libraries--Burke County Library System--Morganton Public Library ; Norris Public Library (Rutherfordton); Wilson County Library (Wilson); Weldon Memorial Library ; Historic buildings--train depots--Weldon; Halifax County Library System--Halifax County Library
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38289
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Matthew Lewis Jr.’s greatness can be measured in more than a Pulitzer Prize or friendship with noted black photographer Gordon Parks. It can be measured in accessing 1960s historical highlights, such as Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, handling with aplomb sensitive scenes, such as President John F. Kennedy’s funeral, and including in his portfolio pictures of other famous people, such as Queen Elizabeth.
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38291
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Profiled are Calvary Episcopal Church and Churchyard, Tarboro; Old Burying Ground, Beaufort; St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath; Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington. Accompanying photos of cemeteries and tombstones was information such as brief church histories and cemeteries’ unique qualities. As for their tombstones, they are utilitarian and decorative, indicating aspects such as religious affiliation; economic status; relationship to other families in the cemetery; evidence or absence of kinship to the Coastal Plain region’s earliest settlers.
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Calvary Episcopal Church (Tarboro); Calvary Episcopal Church and Churchyard (Tarboro) ; Old Burying Ground (Beaufort); St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Bath); Oakdale Cemetery (Wilmington); Calvary Episcopal Church (Tarboro)--All Saints' Chapel; Cheshire, Joseph Blount, 1814-1899; Cemeteries--North Carolina, Eastern; Cemeteries--North Carolina, Coastal Plain; Tombstones; Gravestones; Taylor, Nathaniel; Taylor Creek (Beaufort); Water table--North Carolina; Family cemeteries--Bath ; Rural cemetery movement--Oakdale Cemetery--Wilmington; Wootten, Bradley Jewett, 1876-1901; Langdon, Richard F., 1828-1895; Murchinson, David Reid, 1837-1882; Rural cemeteries--North Carolina--Oakdale Cemetery; Civil War veterans--Wilmington--Oakdale Cemetery
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38297
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On Bob Timberlake’s personal landscape is a barn that survived Union soldiers’ invasion, in addition to his guest house and studio. Along with his artistic endeavors, Timberlake produces furniture, made only by companies in North Carolina and part of a line Timberlake touted as the most famous in history.
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38299
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The oyster has played an important role in the development of Eastern North Carolina and its people over the centuries. Nonprofits like the North Carolina Coastal Federation seek to undo the damage done to this vital bivalve by overharvesting and pollution, which have decreased its population by 50% since the nineteenth century.
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39492
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Scoggins’ efforts to end school segregation in Charlotte, started at Harding High School in 1957, was nurtured by parents who promoted equal treatment for all. Her efforts, which helped to generate a public school system among the most diverse in America, face recent challenges such as racist groups also targeting Latino students. Ongoing efforts to restore diversity and equity, which resulted in her becoming a 2017 Charlottean of the Year award recipient, include a mentoring program at Garinger High School.
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Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy; Desegregation--public schools; Desegregation--Harding High School--Charlotte; Mentoring program--Garinger High School--Charlotte; Racial diversity--busing--public schools--United States; Photographers--Charlotte Observer--Don Sturkey; Sturkey, Don, 1931-; Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942-; Integration--public schools
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41191
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In the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, survivors and victims’ voices are represented in media such as music, holographic images, statistics, and lynch stories. Spanning from post-Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, it showcases the legacy of slavery for blacks and whites.
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Museums--Alabama--Legacy Museum; Slavery; Lynching; Civil rights movement; Levine Museum--see also Levine Museum of the New South; National Memorial for Peace and Justice--Legacy Museum; Lynching--North Carolina--Charlotte; Segregation--Violence; Racism--justice system--United States; Lynching--North Carolina; Lynching--Chatham County; Wilmington Massacre--see also Wilmington Race Riot
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28567
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Charlotte Magazine presents the twelve best suburbs to live and visit around Charlotte. The suburbs were ranked using a statistical formula based on housing and employment, quality of life, diversity and vitality, and school outcomes. Residents share stories of how they identify with their towns.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 22 Issue 4, April 2017,
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44003
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In this collection of three articles , Charlotte's best writers have been asked to reflect on the pandemic and note how it changed them. first is Patrice Gopo with "Did the Virus Prepare Me For Loss: How I Learned to Grieve", followed by "Inherit The Courtyard by Michael Graff, "Having A Wonderful Time. Glad You're Not Here: An Open Letter to a Dearly Departed Foe" by Kathleen Purvis and "The Un-Googleable Truth: When the Only Honest Answer Is that No One Knows".
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 29 Issue 3, March 2024,
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31437
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The top 50 Restaurants in Charlotte ranked, with write-ups by the Charlotte Magazine staff.
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If you live in Charlotte, the things to do include everything from waiting in line for Price’s chicken to embracing NASCAR. Of course, you should also be proud of your city.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 8, August 2014,
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