History
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How the ‘MLK of Jones Lake’ Made This NC Park an Island of Equality
Jones Lake State Park, North Carolina’s first to admit Black visitors, was a place guests could breathe freely, thanks to its first Black park superintendent.
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History Made Here: A Guide to 7 of NC’s Lesser-Known Civil Rights Sites
From schools where segregation was challenged to early sit-ins, visit these spots to explore North Carolina’s proud civil rights history.
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29 Blockbusters and Busts Shot in North Carolina (There’s Sure to Be a Few Filmed Near You)
Whether you live in the mountains, the coast, or the Piedmont, some major Hollywood movies were filmed near you in North Carolina.
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Our Juneteenth: When emancipation came to one of North Carolina’s largest plantations
At the close of the Civil War, news of Emancipation took two months to wind its away across the South. But word reached the Stagville plantation in Durham, NC, in about two days.
