Record #:

21697

Author(s):

Beeby, James M.

Abstract:

This article explores the Populist Party in North Carolina at the beginning of the 20th century, especially with regards to a contested election case in 1900 between Populist and Democratic candidates. The article also examines the African American struggle to vote when faced with violence from the Red Shirts, gangs of armed men who sought to suppress African American, Republican, and Populist voters.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 1, Jan 2008, p1-28 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Politics and government

Record #:

21698

Author(s):

Holden, Charles J.

Abstract:

This article examines the participation of University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill students in the national isolationist movement of the 1930s. Students became involved because they believed they could affect national and international events and because in the event of war, they would be the ones fighting. The movement collapsed the year before Pearl Harbor but was important in highlighting interaction between student groups and university administration.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 1, Jan 2008, p29-56 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Student activism

Record #:

21699

Author(s):

Seales, Chad E.

Abstract:

This article examines the incorporation of Siler City as a town of the New South from 1884 to 1932. It discusses the impact of the railroad arriving in 1884, the role of religious congregation in town construction and maintaining racial differences, race relations, evolving agrarian practices, industrial and manufacturing development, and class differences.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 1, Jan 2008, p57-87 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Siler City--History

Record #:

21700

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

This article examines the role of the county clerk in colonial North Carolina. The clerk's duties included maintaining court records, processing documents, and offering legal advice, making it a very influential position. The abuse of power by clerks was a factor in the violent actions of the Regulator movement between 1766 and 1781.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 1, Jan 2008, p133-162 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Regulator Insurrection, 1766-1771