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In the wake of a gala in Charlotte and a documentary release about his life, fashion designer Andre Leon Talley recalls growing up with his grandmother in the Durham during the Jim Crowe-era. He accredits his grandmother for his love of fashion, his perseverance in the face of adversity, and his grace.
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29017
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The Museum of Durham History has a new exhibit, Durham A-Z: J is for Jazz. The exhibit covers Durham’s half-century history of jazz music and musicians, as well as the development of North Carolina Central University’s jazz program.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 15, April 2017, p26, por Periodical Website
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37012
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Emblazoned with the Lucky Strikes cigarettes symbol, it’s a reminder of a time when four fifths of the United States’ tobacco products came from Durham’s American Tobacco Company. The company still has a presence in town as the American Tobacco Campus, complete with historic buildings and courtyard.
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28180
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Gary Kueber is the winner of a 2008 Indy Citizen Award for positively impacting his community. Kueber operates a blog which helps get support from Durham residents to protect and preserve historic properties from destruction. Kueber tells the history of each property and its residents through archival photographs, biographies, and maps. Kueber created the blog as a way to influence city planning and preserve Durham’s history.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 48, November 2008, p18 Periodical Website
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6261
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Julian Shakespeare Carr made a fortune off his Durham tobacco enterprise, Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco. He also built a magnificent home there, Somerset Villa, for the then enormous sum of $125,000. Webb discusses Carr and his home.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1979, p27-28, 61, il, por
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13454
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The colorful history of Durham town and tobacco often overshadow the outlying village and farms. Sprinkled among outlying wooded areas are small farms averaging in size 89.9, valued at $206.68 per acre in 1961, allowing the cultivation of tobacco and livestock. The biggest livestock show and sale in North Carolina takes place in Durham every spring, providing a forum for showcasing the product of 4-H and FFA members.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 29 Issue 21, Mar 1962, p21, 47, il
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13869
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Celebrated with a week full of parades, special events, and a nightly spectacle held at Duke Stadium, Durham's first centennial celebration has arrived. Named after physician D. Bartlett Durham, for a small but generous land donation, Durham's population and industry has grown steadily over the past 100 years.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 46, Apr 1953, p3-4, 22, il
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15317
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Both the city and county of Durham were named after Dr. Bartlett Durham a mid-19th-century physician. He established his practice in an area equidistant from Raleigh, Pittsboro, and Oxford. The city officially became Durham after Dr. Durham leased a piece of property to the Southern Railway to build a train depot.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 8, July 1937, p1, 18, 22, il
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