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14632
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Beaufort County has produced some of the leading lawyers and jurists in North Carolina, and Lawrence calls attention to the service which they have rendered to the State. From Beaufort County has come the great politicians of the Blount and Stanley families, as well as great lawyers and judges such as James Shepherd and George Brown.
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North Carolina has had some distinguished men to guide the destinies of her state university, and the work they have accomplished speaks for itself. There have been ministers (David Ker and Joseph Caldwell), Governors (David Swain), and doctors (George Winston and Edward Graham) to bring outstanding organization and academics to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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As a result of the generosity of the Rockefellers, North Carolina has benefited to the extent of many millions of dollars, spent for health work, education, parks, and other purposes.
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James Iredell was North Carolina's first member on the Supreme Court of the United States, and he played an important part in a number of legislative battles of his day.
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North Carolina has had some great newspapermen since Revolutionary days, and Lawrence lists several of the outstanding ones in this article.
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14680
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As long as North Carolina remains a state, the name of Charles B. Aycock will be revered for the outstanding service he rendered to education and other worthy causes.
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Thomas Bragg was born 1810 in Warrenton, one of three brothers; John Bragg, a member of Congress, and Braxton Bragg, the heralded Confederate General. Thomas gained his own fame within the state as Governor in 1854 and on a national scale as U.S. Senator after two terms as Governor. In Confederate government, President Davis appointed Bragg as Attorney General in November 1861, but surprisingly resigned in March 1862 for reasons still unknown. Afterward, he resumed his law practice in Raleigh until his death in January 1872.
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James Johnson Pettigrew was a Confederate General in the Civil War and died fighting at Gettysburg. Born in Tyrrell in 1828, he studied law and opened a practice in Charlotte 1847 before volunteering to serve during the war. While retreating from Gettysburg on July 14th, Pettigrew's brigade was ambushed by Federal troops and Pettigrew was mortally shot. He died three days later and his memory now immortalized by Pettigrew Park in Tyrrell.
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Lawrence presents the details of two unusual court cases in North Carolina. One had to do with a verdict being set aside because of a misspelling, the other with an African American who killed in self-defense but was convicted of murder.
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14704
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The Populist Party came into existence as the result of widespread agricultural depression a half a century ago. This presents an interesting chapter in the political history of North Carolina which is closely tied with the rise of the Farmers Alliance.
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14713
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For many years North Carolina refused to make provisions for its handicapped citizenship, but today they are cared for in institutions that are a credit to the State as a whole.
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14716
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The Regulators were vigorous in their protest against unjust tax collections. They offered armed resistance long before the Revolution, but they finally were defeated at Hillsboro.
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14721
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Lawrence presents some outstanding facts in the careers of the five North Carolinians, John Branch, George E. Badger, James C. Dobbin, William A. Graham, and Josephus Daniels, who were members of presidential cabinets. All five held Navy portfolios.
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The tobacco industry was in its infancy in the years preceding the Civil War. Then came a period of great expansion, and today the industry has grown large.
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Lawrence argues Hinton Rowan Helper's book, \"Impending Crisis,\" did as much to hasten the coming of the conflict among the states as did \"Uncle Tom's Cabin\" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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