Record #:

21295

Author(s):

Jackson, Blyden

Abstract:

George Moses Horton was an early slave poet who lived near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Horton wrote several poetry books and earned enough to support himself and satisfy his master. After the Civil War Horton moved to Philadelphia where he died in anonymity.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 2, Apr 1976, p140-147 , il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Horton, George Moses, 1797-1883

Record #:

21301

Author(s):

Johnson, Frontis W.

Abstract:

In its early years, the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association pushed legislation that encouraged cultural and educational activities in North Carolina. In the late 1960s, the NCLHA was under attack for mediocrity, conservatism, and lack of vigor based on its tradition of pushing literary and historical subjects. To counter these attacks, members tried to move meeting sites away from Raleigh and to drop 'Literary' from the name.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 2, Apr 1976, p155-167 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Literary and Historical Association--History

Record #:

21303

Author(s):

Morrill, Dan L.

Abstract:

A look at the businesses of Edward Dilworth Latta, a Charlotte businessman who opened his men's clothing store in the town in 1876 and formed the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company with the mayor and four others in 1890. The company developed a suburb, Dilworth, housing members of the middle and upper classes, as well as mill hands for the city's textile industry. Dilworth's utilities, trolley lines, and parks were installed by Latta's company. Labor troubles and competition to provide services caused the decline of the company by 1910 and Dilworth was annexed by Charlotte in 1907.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 3, July 1985, p293-316, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Latta, Edward Dilworth, 1851-1925; Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company; Dilworth (N.C.)

Record #:

21304

Author(s):

Hunt, James L.

Abstract:

Part three of a three-part article examining the early life and political career of Populist leader Marion Butler up to his election to the US Senate in 1895. Particular attention is given to Butler's differences from Georgia Populist Tom Watson in Butler's service to the Farmer's Alliance, his persistence as a Democrat, and a fusionist. Butler's life has been seen influential not only because he was president of the Alliance and a Senator, but because his life demonstrates the path to political reform taken by thousands of farmers during the 1980s.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 3, July 1985, p317-343, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Butler, Marion, 1863-1938; North Carolina Farmers' Alliance; Populism

Record #:

21306

Author(s):

Jeffrey, Thomas E.

Abstract:

An examination of the convention movement of the 1830s and at constitutional and suffrage reform revealing that party politics, which played a vital role in the movement, also proved to be an important factor behind the movement's failure a generation later.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Oct 1985, p387-419, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Suffrage reform

Record #:

21307

Author(s):

Glass, Brent D.

Abstract:

An in-depth examination of the life and work of the miners at Gold Hill, in Rowan County, as well as a look at the mining process and the role of the labor force that operated the gold industry in North Carolina in the mid-19th century.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Oct 1985, p420-447, il, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gold mines and mining; Gold Hill (Gold Mine)

Record #:

21308

Author(s):

Massengill, Stephen E.

Abstract:

An examination of civil governor William Woods Holden's utilization of the state's detective unit - a forerunner to the State Bureau of Investigation - to describe the role that secret agents played during the Reconstruction era in North Carolina. Particular attention is given to Holden's use of the agents in an effort to halt the spread of Ku Klux Klan violence and to thwart the plans of the clan to halt Republican political power and reestablish conservative rule in the state.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Oct 1985, p448-487, il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ku Klux Klan

Record #:

21309

Author(s):

Price, Charles L.

Abstract:

It is a common thought that after the Civil War, Southern railroads could not have been repaired to working condition without the help of the Union Army. The railroads of North Carolina needed only minor repairs to assist in a temporary military occupation. Within six months after the conflict, the Army conducted no maintenance work at all and left the rails in worse condition that when they found them.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p243-264 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina

Record #:

21310

Author(s):

Mitchell, Memory F.

Abstract:

If a deceased North Carolina slaveholder wanted to free their slaves in their will and send them to Liberia, there was often little resistance in having these wishes carried out. In the event of legal heirs contesting the wills and requests for freedom, it was often taken to the North Carolina Supreme Court for judgment. The American Colonization Society was often legally involved on the behalf of the slaves to be freed.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p265-287 , il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

American Colonization Society

Record #:

21311

Author(s):

Malone, Elmer Taylor, Jr.

Abstract:

In his 1873 novel 'Sea Gift', author Edwin Wiley Fuller depicted student and city life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina between 1843 and 1868. In 'Sea Gift', Fuller examines love, dueling, pride, freshman hazing and the distinction between social classes in the book. Though viewed favorably by most reviewers, the book never received widespread accolade.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p288-302 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Authors; Fuller, Edwin W., 1847-1876

Record #:

21312

Author(s):

Weeks, Charles J.

Abstract:

The New Deal of the 1930s that impacted Indian society was designed to correct the erroneous policies of the previous 50 years. Despite its best attempts, it failed to have a significant impact on the Cherokee of western North Carolina. The infusion of public money weakened the tribe's economic foothold as members were discouraged from farming and cultural handicraft.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 3, July 1976, p303-319 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

New Deal, 1933-1939; Cherokee Indians--History

Record #:

21318

Author(s):

Durden, Robert F.

Abstract:

Between 1899 and 1904, Durham native Edward James Parrish lived in Japan as a representative for James B. Duke's American Tobacco Company. Parrish worked closely with the Murai Brothers Company Ltd., to improve production, financing, and marketing techniques for the tobacco company. In 1904, the Japanese Diet introduced and passed legislation that began government ownership of all tobacco manufacturing, Parrish was influential in the company receiving a good settlement with the government.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 4, Oct 1976, p347-363 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tobacco industry

Record #:

21319

Author(s):

Crow, Jeffrey J.

Abstract:

In the 1896 gubernatorial race, black Republican voters were divided over the candidacy of Daniel L. Russell. Conservative black Republicans opposed Russell because of his wish of fusion with the Populist Party and detesting his public racial insults. Others favored fusion with the Populists as a means of avoiding Democratic dominance and the expected racial prejudice. A victorious Russell was brought about by good organizational tactics and a bulk of black voters brought over by Democratic anti-black campaign rhetoric.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 4, Oct 1976, p364-384 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Fusion politics

Record #:

21320

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

This article challenges and reevaluates several of historian Julian Boyd's interpretations regarding the appointments of sheriffs in colonial North Carolina. The author uses quantitative evidence from 14 counties, the number of sheriffs who were justices of the peace, the frequency of self-recommendation, the frequency of county court recommendations and the governor's use of independent judgment in the appointment of sheriffs.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 53 Issue 4, Oct 1976, p385-398 , f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--County fiscal policies; North Carolina--Sheriffs

Record #:

21321

Author(s):

Kruman, Marc W.

Abstract:

This article examines opposing historical perspectives on Congressman Thomas Lanier Clingman's change in political parties from Whig to Democrat and its potential effect on the subsequent decline of the Whig party. A particular focus is given to Clingman's thoughts on national and state issues including state funding for transportation projects, geographic balance of power within the state of North Carolina, the lack of prominence of Whig mountaineers in party politics, and the issue of southerners' rights to take slaves into newly acquired territories.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 1, Jan 1987, p1-18, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Clingman, T.L. (Thomas Lanier), 1812-1897