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41397
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Commemorating the Civil Rights movement’s leaders and key events is the National Civil Rights Trail. North Carolina contains five of the fifteen stops, which include Estey Hall at Shaw University, Hayti Heritage Center, and the February One Monument.
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National Civil Rights Trail--North Carolina ; Durham--black business districts--Hayti community ; International Civil Rights Center and Museum (Greensboro); Woolworth's 1960 sit in; Shaw University--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; Freedom Rides--Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee--Ella Baker; Black voter registration drives--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee--Ella Baker; Woolworth's 1960 sit in--University of North Carolina Greensboro; Historic African American communities--North Carolina--Hayti District
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41396
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A commodity created when North Carolina was a salt-strapped British colony, the profiled sea salt companies demonstrate its enduring value. Also illustrating its considerable usefulness is the author’s description of the refinement process that turns a seaborne mineral to a key ingredient in many home and restaurant cooked recipes.
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40679
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A journey, destination Pembroke, yielded postcards trekking Walter Pinchbeck’s experiences in various towns from California to North Carolina. The collection of postcards, containing information related to his leadership of the first American Indian Boy Scout troop in America, is housed in the University of Pembroke’s Mary Livermore Library.
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Pinchbeck, Walter J., Sr., 1904-1977; University of North Carolina Pembroke ; University of North Carolina Pembroke--Mary Livermore Library--Walter Pinchbeck postcard collection ; Pembroke--History; University of North Carolina Pembroke--see also Pembroke State College ; Boy Scouts of America--American Indian troops--Walter Pinchbeck ; Lowery, Malinda Maynor--Lumbee history ; LUMBEE TATTLER--University of North Carolina Pembroke yearbooks--Walter Pinchbeck; Lumbee Indians--Robeson County; Postcards; University of North Carolina Pembroke--Mary Livermore Library--University Archives/Special Collections
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40658
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A Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership participant, Pamela Johnson learned, in another sense, how knowledge is power. From her visits, co-sponsored by North Carolina’s Electric Cooperative, she enlightened her math students about the production and delivery of electricity and career opportunities in the energy field.
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Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership; North Carolina Electric Cooperative; Education--academically gifted; Education--intellectually gifted; North Carolina State University--Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science ; Mathematics--Study and teaching; Energy industry--North Carolina
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40659
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Though focusing on the isolating impact of a recent hurricane on Ocracoke, the state's experience with Hurricane Dorian taught the author any area might become solitary in the midst of floodwaters. It also prompted her to pose the question to all North Carolina communities, townships, and neighborhoods: do you have a survival plan in place, in the event of weather-generated isolation from local, regional, and state resources?
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Hurricanes; Hurricanes--community disaster preparedness; Hurricane Dorian, 2019; Hurricanes--Ocracoke Island; Hyde County--Ocracoke; Hyde County--Tideland Electric Membership Corporation; Hurricane Floyd, 1999; Mudslides--Western North Carolina; Disaster response training--hurricanes ; Hurricane Dorian--impact--Ocracoke
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40660
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Pork prepared by three generations of families in the crossroads community of Hopkins did more than feed them year-round. It fed a sense of community, along with knowledge about a tradition shared by many rural North Carolinians: hog killing.
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Unincorporated communities--North Carolina--Hopkins; Hog killing; Hog killing--traditions--North Carolina, Eastern ; North Carolina, Eastern--Social life and customs; North Carolina--foodways; North Carolina--Social life and customs; North Carolina--Social life and culture; Social customs and traditions--North Carolina--rural communities ; Family farms--North Carolina--Jackson Farms; Family farms--Zebulon--Jackson Farms; Hogs; Pork industry and trade
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40675
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What to see in a town touting legendary barbecue restaurants includes an annual air show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
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Goldsboro--History; Wayne County--History; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (Goldsboro); Seymour Johnson Air Force Base--Wings Over Wayne Air Show ; Air shows--Goldsboro; Wings Over Wayne Air Show--U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; Goldsboro--Mountains-To-Sea Trail; Goldsboro--NC African-American Music Trail ; NC African-American Music Trail--see also African American Music Trails of North Carolina ; Barbecue cookery--Goldsboro; Wilber's Barbeque (Goldsboro); Grady's Barbecue (Dudley)
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40677
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Literary guidebooks co-created by the North Carolina Arts Council celebrate the selected writings and their authors, representatives of the state's multicultural spectrum. This article, Tour 12 of the “Literary Trails of North Carolina” series, profiles novels set in North Carolina towns and writers such as O. Henry.
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North Carolina Arts Council; LITERARY TRAILS OF NORTH CAROLINA (book); Eubanks, Georgann; Edgerton, Clyde, 1944-; Hart, John, 1965-; Maron, Margaret; Porter, William S.--see O. Henry; State Library of North Carolina ; Michener, Meredith Slane; Murrow, Edward R., 1908-1965; International Civil Rights Center and Museum (Greensboro)
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40684
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Ocracoke’s cultural traditions are worth keeping alive, as the author proved in her description of one of its community symbols. She also illustrated this through James Barrie Gaskill, whose life reflected the Outer Banks’ identity, unique to the rest of the state.
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Fish houses--Outer Banks; Gaskill, James Barrie, 1943-2017; Outer Banks; Outer Banks--Culture; Outer Banks--Description and travel; Ocracoke Fishermen; Ocracoke Island--Social life and customs; Ocracoke Island--History; Ocracoke--People; Linguistic studies--Ocracoke; Maritime culture; Fishing villages; Ocracoke Working Waterman's Association ; Wanchese Fish Company
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40678
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Representing the culture of the Appalachians to the Coast, genres such as bluegrass, and musicians like Belhaven native Little Eva is African American Music Trails. Including a CD of recordings, it tells the story of African Americans’ contribution to music in North Carolina and beyond from the early 20th century to the 1970s.
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC TRAILS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (book); Eastern North Carolina--African American musicians; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources; Monk, Theolonius; Taylor, Billy; Dashiell, Carroll; Gospel music--North Carolina, Eastern ; Bluegrass music--North Carolina, Western; Blues--Piedmont; Boyd, Eva Narcissus--see also Little Eva
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40676
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Begun by an Ohioan woman to pay tribute to her Appalachian heritage, barn quilts have found a firm foundation of interest in Western North Carolina. Artfully synthesizing history, culture, and community spirit, they can be found along highways and back roads in counties such as Yancey, Mitchell, and Haywood.
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Barn quilts; Barn quilts--North Carolina ; Quilt Trails of Western North Carolina; Quilts--Appalachia; Quilt Trails--Mountain Heritage High School; Burnsville--Quilt Trail; Quilt Trail--Ashe County; Quilt Trails of the Tar and Roanoke Rivers--Pitt County ; Quilt Trail--Person County; Quilt Trail--Randolph County; Quilt Trail--Yadkin County
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40683
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Cited as the longest running historical symphonic drama in America, Paul Green’s famous play retells the story of the New World’s first colony. Included in its production company's profile is how the Roanoke Island Historical Association brings the legend to life.
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Green, Paul Eliot, 1894-1981; The Lost Colony (Play); Roanoke Colony; Roanoke Island Historical Association ; Historical symphonic dramas--The Lost Colony; Old Colony Players Amphitheatre (Valdese); Cherokee Historical Association; Southern Appalachian Historical Association ; Waterside Theatre (Manteo); Outdoor symphonic dramas--North Carolina
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40680
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Western North Carolina has become a cyclists' mecca, by offering trails welcoming cycling at all skill levels and relatively temperate climate welcoming this activity for all seasons.
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Cycling--trails--North Carolina, Western; Nantahala National Forest; Cycling trails--Banner Elk; Lees-McRae College--cycling team ; Tsali Trails--Nantahala National Forest; Tsali Recreation Area--Nantahala National Forest; Boone--Description and travel; Beech Mountain--Description and travel; Pisgah National Forest; Cycling; Bicycling
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40681
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Imparting the importance of baseball in Eastern North Carolina includes the history of Edenton’s Hicks Field and the ten North Carolina leagues part of the Coastal Plain League.
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Baseball--North Carolina; Baseball fields--Edenton--Hicks Field ; Coastal Plain League--teams--North Carolina ; Coastal Plain League--college baseball players--North Carolina ; Baseball teams--Edenton--Edenton Colonials; Coastal Plain League--baseball equipment; National Register of Historic Places--Hicks Field Stadium--Edenton
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40682
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A camping club, surrounded by natural wonders such as Shining Rock Wilderness, nurtures a sense of community within Pisgah Camping Club and its surrounding community.
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Camping--North Carolina, Western; Camping clubs--North Carolina, Western ; Pisgah Camping Club; Pisgah National Forest; Shining Rock Wilderness ; Camping--North Carolina; Pisgah Camping Club--Laurel Grove Baptist Church ; Laurel Grove Baptist Church--see also Laurel Grove School ; Laurel Grove Baptist Church (Canton)