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for "Race relations"
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25660
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UNC doctoral student Darin Waters is writing the history of the Young Men’s Institute Cultural Center at the Biltmore Estate, which has offered educational programs and other services for African Americans in Asheville since 1893. Waters discovered the Biltmore Estate did not did not force African Americans to leave; rather, Biltmore was part of a mutual agreement that relied on the help of black craftsman and philanthropy.
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27503
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Duke historians John Hope Franklin and Lawrence Goodwyn talk about the impact and results of the Harvey Gantt vs. Jesse Helms senate race. Many white voters crossed the “racial rubicon” voting for the first time in the close election between a black man and a white man. Helms ultimately defeated Gantt, by Franklin and Goodwyn see the voting results as hope for the future where issues are important and race is not a factor. They applaud Gantt for helping North Carolina move forward in its thinking.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 46, November 14-20 1990,
p8-9
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27869
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A recent press conference held by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP expresses the feelings of many in the community. The issue of falling test scores for low-income and minority students and the lack of minorities enrolled in honors courses were the subject of the press conference. Scores were initially rising until new standards were implemented over the past five years. A change in mindset and new leadership is needed to reduce the gap according to some observers.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 9, March 2010,
p5, 9
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28005
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Filmmaker and journalist Cash Michaels, wrote, directed, and produced Obama in NC: The Path to History. Michael’s documentary is about North Carolina’s racial issues from Reconstruction through the election of Barack Obama. Michaels shares his thoughts on the anti-diversity stance by the Wake County Schools Board of Education, President Obama, and issues of race in North Carolina.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 34, August 2010,
p16-19
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28186
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The Anathoth Community Garden is a symbol of peace-building among the diverse populations who live in Cedar Grove, NC. Founded after respected community member Bill King was murdered, the garden works to address the economic injustices that lay behind racial tensions. The garden serves many of the communities poorest residents through the donation of its produce and encourages community building among its members.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 50, December 2008,
p29-31
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28244
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Prominent historian Dr. John Hope Franklin of Duke speaks out on the real work of ending discrimination. Franklin believes that apologizing for slavery and injustices done to African-Americans is not enough. Franklin also discusses the politics of slavery and the post-Reconstruction era. Topics covered in the interview include the Wilmington race riots, race relations, the taking down of statues of racist individuals, and his family's history.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 16, April 2007,
p7
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28452
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Mab Segrest is one of North Carolina’s best-known organizers against racist and homophobic violence. An excerpt of Segrest’s new work, Memoir of a Race Traitor, is published here. The memoir tells of her work with North Carolinians Against Racist and Religious Violence, organizing against the Klan and Nazi movements in places like Statesville, Shelby, and Robeson County. Segrest’s personal story is also told and how she became a “race traitor.”
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 17, April-May 1994,
p21-25
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28821
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After two young African-American men were shot and killed by Raleigh cops, city officials say it’s necessary to understand different truths. Meetings are being held through Raleigh's Community Conversations Series, which is designed to facilitate a dialogue between residents, police officers, and elected officials about race and police relations.
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30099
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Approximately one-third of North Carolina's population are African Americans; however, there are still hindrances in the state to their success as citizens. In the interest of all North Carolinians, it is the duty of the state to provide better housing, better health care, and better educational opportunities to this population of the state.
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31582
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Eddie “Doc” Flamingo is a disc jockey in Mount Olive, North Carolina. For over thirty years, Flamingo has traveled throughout the South performing and playing music records. Flamingo discusses being an African American music entertainer for diverse audiences, social values, and different attitudes about race.
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Citizens of all races are coming together in the Scotts Community in northwest Iredell County. The Scotts Community Development Club, an African American group sponsored by the county extension office, and the Scotts Extension Homemakers Club, a group of white homemakers, combined forces to form a third organization called Scotts Recreation Center, Inc. The center is now providing a more than adequate facility for fun, recreation, cook-outs and neighborly get-togethers.
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34451
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Many of North Carolina’s 4-H programs remained racially segregated through the 1980s despite open membership policies and legislation. This article addresses four aspects of 4-H and race—organizational inequalities, white support of black members, black activism and advocacy, and eventual racial integration of 4-H clubs.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 93 Issue 3, July 2016,
p308-338, il, por, f
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34602
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Cameron recalls visiting her grandfather at Buchoi, his rice plantation on the Cape Fear River, at Christmas during her childhood. Central to her recollections are yearly traditions including decorating the house, retrieving the yule log for the celebration, and baking desserts. As much of the preparatory work was conducted by black slaves, Cameron devotes much of the work to detailing interactions between the family and their slaves.
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34660
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In 1931, Paul Green was asked to change the ending of his play by the directors. The old ending involved the murder of one white former sharecropper by two black sharecroppers after she married the wealthy landowner, while the new ending would spare her life to create a positive image of rising above the class she was born into. This change was originally thought to have been made to cater to the ideology that one can rise about their rank to attain fortune. However, Vines argues that the original ending depicted the real tensions between the white and black populations of the South after reconstruction, and the new ending ignores these issues.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 25 Issue 1, 2016,
p72-85, il, por, f
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34683
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Born in Germany to a North Carolina-native mother, Michael Gotting grew up with his adopted German, white family. He has ties to North Carolina, Berlin, and now Canada. Having roots in all of these places has helped him develop themes for his writing, specifically racism and music.
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North Carolina Literary Review
(NoCar PS 266 N8 N66x), Vol. 26 Issue , 2017,
p34-47, il, por, f
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