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21786
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This article examines a Gaelic charm found in the North Carolina State Archives as the only known 18th century example found in the New World. Written in poorly spelled Scottish Gaelic, the charm was to ward off evil and originated from an 18th century Gaelic community in Cumberland County.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 1, Jan 2007,
p37-58 , il, por, f
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21787
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This article discusses the governorship of Henry Toole Clark during the Civil War. Assuming the governorship after the death of John Willis Ellis, Clark took office on the eve of the Civil War. With little support from the Confederate government, Clark was charged with raising troops and funds to properly defend North Carolina from Union assault.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 1, Jan 2007,
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21789
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Before World War II, motor racing was a sponsored sport throughout the United States. It wasn't until the founding of NASCAR in 1948 by Bill France that a national organized auto racing league was available. NASCAR became the more important form of auto racing in the South, with its largest base found in North Carolina and Florida.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007,
p245-275 , il, f
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21790
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Tobacco farming became an ever increasingly important economic enterprise in the late 19th century after the collapse of the cotton industry. The towns of Wilson, Greenville, Rocky Mount, and Kinston adapted with the changing economic and agricultural climate and built auction houses, warehouses, and communities out of migrant workers to accommodate the ever growing tobacco industry.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 2, Apr 2007,
p156-190 , il, por, f
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21791
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A continuation of a previous article, it discusses the governorship of Henry Toole Clark during the Civil War. More an administrator than a politician, Clark faced severe challenges caused by the Civil War including shortages of salt, men, gunpowder, and uniforms. Clark only stayed in office until 1862, after which he retired to his plantation.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 2, Apr 2007,
p127-155 , il, por
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21794
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This article discusses the August 1937 visit of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Roanoke Island, North Carolina. While there to view the work of the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corp, Roosevelt also stopped to see a production of 'The Lost Colony.'
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007,
p276-299 , il, por, f
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21795
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This article examines the contributions of Louis Froelich as an arms supplier to the Confederacy during the Civil War. Froelich operated two arms factories that contracted edged weaponry, sheathes, and buttons to the Confederate military.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 3, July 2007,
p300-325 , il, por, f
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21796
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This article examines the almost decade long debate began in 1928 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill regarding the question of curriculum reform for Undergraduates. The push for more reform within the university was led by Addison Hibbard, dean of the college of liberal arts. By 1936, reform came to the university as a general college structure was created for freshmen and sophomores and an honors college created.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 4, Oct 2007,
p355-389 , il, por, f
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21797
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This article looks at the factors that contributed to the demise of the naval stores industry in 19th century North Carolina. While economic and technological contributions played a significant role, attention is also given to the physiology and ecological dynamics of long leaf pine and southeastern Pine Barrens.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 3, July 2001,
p309-344, il, por, map, f
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21807
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This article discusses the 1947 donation of $250,000 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by James Alexander Gray for the establishment of a department of religion. Gray wanted to increase Bible instruction at the school, which hired Arnold Nash as its first professor of religion. Nash and Gray had conflicting views on the interpretation of religious education at the university which caused tension throughout the department.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 84 Issue 4, Oct 2007,
p390-413 , il, por, f
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21810
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This article looks at the participation of Fentress County, Tennessee resident Alvin C. York in World War I with a particular emphasis the characterization of York in the Film \"Sargent York\" and its accuracy concerning both York himself, as well as Western North Carolina soldiers involved in the conflict.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 3, July 2001,
p345-377, il, por
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21811
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Looks at the role of North Carolina senator Sam Ervin in the development of civil liberties in the McCarthy era and during the activism of Chief Justice Earl Warren' Supreme Court. As chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, Ervin championed such groups as the military, the mentally ill, and Native Americans while consistently voted against civil rights for African Americans.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Oct 2001,
p431-456, il, por
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21812
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This article looks at the record of North Carolina Senator Sam Ervin in regards to issues of civil liberties and civil rights. Though known as a champion of constitutional rights, he consistently voted against civil rights for African Americans, claiming that political realities necessitated his anti-civil rights votes and that civil rights were constitutionally wrong, an argument he maintained into his retirement.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 78 Issue 4, Oct 2001,
p457-482, il, por
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21813
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This article examines the relationship between social conservatives and the Republican Party in North Carolina during the 1960s. Social conservatives Walter Green, Jr. and James Gardner joined the Republican Party of North Carolina after observing a social liberal leaning in the national Democratic Party. With their support, the Republican run towards conservatism was successful in many North Carolina electoral campaigns.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 82 Issue 1, Jan 2005,
p1-32 , il, por, f
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21814
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This article examines the influence of negative campaign literature had on the 1950 Senate primary race between Frank Porter Graham and Willis Smith. Non-aligned political committees who favored Smith issued material that exploited public fear and proved pivotal to Smith's victory in the runoff election.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 82 Issue 1, Jan 2005,
p33-60 , il, por, f
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