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21755
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This article examines the 1870 conflict in North Carolina known as the Kirk-Holden War. The conflict began when members of the Ku Klux Klan from Caswell County murdered Republican state senator John W. Stephens. Republican governor William Woods Holden then sent a state militia unit under the command of George W. Kirk to arrest the clansmen.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 88 Issue 2, Apr 2011,
p123-163 , il, por, f
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21768
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This article examines the debates of representation for the boroughs in the North Carolina legislature, especially during the 1835 North Carolina Constitutional Convention. It also looks at the views of North Carolina jurist and politician William Gaston. The article also looks at sectionalism in North Carolina, especially between the western and eastern parts of the state.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 88 Issue 4, Oct 2011,
p399-424 , il, por, map, f
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21813
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This article examines the relationship between social conservatives and the Republican Party in North Carolina during the 1960s. Social conservatives Walter Green, Jr. and James Gardner joined the Republican Party of North Carolina after observing a social liberal leaning in the national Democratic Party. With their support, the Republican run towards conservatism was successful in many North Carolina electoral campaigns.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 82 Issue 1, Jan 2005,
p1-32 , il, por, f
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21814
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This article examines the influence of negative campaign literature had on the 1950 Senate primary race between Frank Porter Graham and Willis Smith. Non-aligned political committees who favored Smith issued material that exploited public fear and proved pivotal to Smith's victory in the runoff election.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 82 Issue 1, Jan 2005,
p33-60 , il, por, f
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24799
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Spring Lake mayor, Chris Rey, is running for the position of U.S. Senator from North Carolina. Were he to win, he would be the first black senator from the state. This article discusses Rey’s background, the history of black men running for office in North Carolina, and the state of the current election.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 5, February 2016,
p12-14, il, por
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27226
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House Bill 2 has placed North Carolina at the center of the nation’s culture wars triggering lawsuits, demonstrations, boycotts, and intense controversy. The law's most debated section assigns bathroom access in public buildings according to the biological sex listed on the user's birth certificate. The new law is based on an effort to prevent local governments from becoming too proactive, maintain Republican control of state government, and push against legal transgender equality.
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27227
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House Bill 2 mandates that bathrooms in North Carolina public buildings and schools be used by those who have the corresponding sex on their birth certificate. To revise the sex on their birth certificate, trans people must undergo expensive surgery not everyone needs or can afford.
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28793
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This issue recaps the major North Carolina events in 2016, including the presidential election, state politics, Hurricane Matthew, and issues regarding civil rights, transgender laws, and voting. Resolutions are included for living under a new presidential administration.
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28796
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In an abrupt fourth special session, North Carolina Republicans began to file as many bills as possible. The move sparked national outrage and threats of legal action from Governor-elect Roy Cooper and legislative Democrats.
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30411
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In the January State of the State address, Governor Pat McCrory discussed how the state’s government and economy were broken. McCrory explained that fixing the economy, improving the education system, and increasing efficiency in government would be the administration’s top priorities.
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