Record #:

21709

Author(s):

Hawkins, Karen M.

Abstract:

Vincent Waters, Bishop of Raleigh, worked tirelessly between 1945 and 1974 to improve the lives of Catholic African-Americans throughout North Carolina. He attempted to integrate parishes and schools under his jurisdiction, ordain black priests, and was a leader of the state's civil rights struggles.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 4, Oct 2008, p379-415 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civil rights; Civil rights movement--New Bern; Waters, Vincent Stanilaus, 1904-1974

Record #:

21710

Author(s):

Newman, Mark

Abstract:

Vincent Waters, Bishop of Raleigh, worked tirelessly between 1945 and 1974 to improve the lives of Catholic African-Americans throughout North Carolina. He attempted to integrate parishes and schools under his jurisdiction, ordain black priests, and was a leader of the state's civil rights struggles.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 3, July 2008, p317-351 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Catholics--North Carolina; Catholic Church

Record #:

21711

Author(s):

Malone, Barry F.

Abstract:

W.E.B. DuBois High School was founded in 1926 as the Wake Forest Graded School and expanded to include high school in 1929. The school served African-American students until 1970, when a school integration program was established. The school was the focus of the African-American community in Wake Forest as it broadened the social and cultural capital of its students.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 4, Oct 2008, p416-447 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civil rights; Civil rights movement; North Carolina--Education

Record #:

21716

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith was governor of North Carolina from 1810 to 1811. A prominent resident of the Lower Cape Fear region, Smith owned several plantations in Brunswick County. Little attention has been paid to Smith by historians as his short gubernatorial has been viewed as powerless. When examined, his tenure in office exposes the difficulties that governors are under during the early 19th century.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 1, Jan 2010, p28-56 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Government

Record #:

21717

Author(s):

Barth, Jonathan Edward

Abstract:

This article examines the society of the Albemarle Borderlands of North Carolina from its origins in 1663 to 1729. It looks at the population make up, presence of plantations, slavery, wildlife, agriculture, and historiography of the region.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 1, Jan 2010, p1-27 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Colonists--North Carolina, Eastern; North Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Record #:

21718

Author(s):

Gershenhorn, Jerry

Abstract:

During the late 1930s, Louis Austin was editor-publisher of Durham, North Carolina's 'Carolina Times,' the city's black newspaper. Austin was a confrontational activist against racial segregation who utilized legal action and electoral politics through the Democratic Party.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 1, Jan 2010, p57-92 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Civil rights movement; North Carolina--Newspapers--History; Austin, Louis, 1898-1971

Record #:

21719

Author(s):

Heatherly, Charles

Abstract:

This article examines British military forces and strategy in the American South during the Revolutionary War. The commander of British forces in the Lower South, Lord Cornwallis, wished to revise British strategy in North America. The article also looks at his attempts to seize North Carolina and the strategic management styles of both the British and American armies during the 'Piedmont Campaign.'

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 2, Apr 2010, p127-157 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Record #:

21720

Author(s):

Smith, John David

Abstract:

This article examines the research and academic feats of southern U.S. historian Ulrich Bonnell Phillips in the 1930s. Phillips' main period of study was the history of slavery and the antebellum period in the southern United States. He also studied the developments leading up to the secession of the South leading to the Civil War. Phillips possessed a close working relationship with the North Carolina State Literary and Historical Association which is also examined.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 3, July 2010, p253-282 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Phillips, Ulrich Bonnell (U.B.), 1877-1934

Record #:

21721

Author(s):

Broadhurst, Christopher J.

Abstract:

This article examines the Kent State University of Ohio student shootings on May 4, 1970 and the reactions by student protest groups at North Carolina State University. The article discusses the political climate of U.S. college students during the late 1960s and the events of the initial shooting of students by National Guard troops. The strong reaction by North Carolina State University students is then examined.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 3, July 2010, p283-309 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina State University--History; Kent State Shootings, Kent, Ohio, 1970

Record #:

21722

Author(s):

Stewart, Bruce E.

Abstract:

This article examines the temperance movement of antebellum Rowan County from its early beginnings in the late 18th century, to the height of its power in the 1850s, and subsequent collapse by 1860.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 3, July 2010, p310-338 , il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rowan County--History; Temperance movement--History; Antebellum period, 1820-1861

Record #:

21723

Author(s):

Jeffries, Judson L.

Abstract:

This article examines the military career of Frederick Clinton Branch, the first African-American officer in the United States Marine Corp. The article also looks at desegregation within the U.S. Armed Forces as decreed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 and the racism and discrimination faced by African-Americans within the Marine Corp. Branch's training at Camp Lejune, North Carolina as well as his service during World War II and the Korean War.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 4, Oct 2010, p379-402 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Military bases--Camp Lejeune (Onslow County)

Record #:

21724

Author(s):

Smith, Katy Simpson

Abstract:

This article examines how the Cherokee Nation, especially its mothers, tried to adapt to the cultural changes forced on them by white Americans during the late 18th and early 19th century while also maintaining their own traditional culture. The efforts by Christian missionaries to 'civilize' the Cherokee people are also discussed and the matrilineal structure and child raising practices of Cherokee society.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 4, Oct 2010, p403-430 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Culture--North Carolina; Cherokee Indians--History

Record #:

21729

Author(s):

York, Maurice C.

Abstract:

This article examines the history of the North Carolina State Library from 1812 to 1914, with emphasized examination of its role as a cultural resource for the state and its residents. The State Library's role in the preservation of historical material and its collection of books, pamphlets and other published documents are also examined.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 89 Issue 1, January 2012, p1-26 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina State Library (Raleigh)

Record #:

21730

Author(s):

Graham, Gael

Abstract:

This article examines the white supremacy movement and its impact on school boards and local politics in Richmond County, North Carolina during the late 19th century. A review of state politics of the period, including the inclusion of African-Americans in the Republican Party and the racism of the Democratic Party is provided. The association between the politics of education and race relations is also discussed.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 89 Issue 1, January 2012, p27-58 , il, por, map, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Record #:

21731

Author(s):

Dredge, Bart

Abstract:

This article examines the life of David Clark, editor of the 'Southern Textile Bulletin,' a trade journal for textile workers. Clark was born in Raleigh in 1877 and attended North Carolina State College and Cornell University where he received degrees in engineering. The article spends particular time on Clark's role in defending racism in the South and his efforts to protect the interests of the textile industry.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 89 Issue 1, January 2012, p59-91 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Textile industry