Four powerful moments in NC’s Black history
It’s Black History Month in North Carolina, and many of our state’s most significant moments are still seriously overlooked.
Jan
2023
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History
Aug
2022
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6 Utopias You Didn’t Know Existed in North Carolina
A Black refuge for economic empowerment, a lesbian commune, and a refuge for enslaved people: Let's take a tour of the hidden societies within North Carolina society.
Feb
2022
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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.
Oct
2021
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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.
Jul
2021
26
‘A Little More Fashion, a Bit More Culture’: A Roundup of Rides with North Carolina’s Black Cowboy Clubs
Inside NC’s Black saddle clubs, the cowboys and cowgirls continuing their traditions with trail rides and horseback events this summer.
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The Triangle Guide: The best museums in Raleigh and Durham
| July 23, 2024
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We asked our readers to tell us their favorite Triangle museums. Here's what they said.
Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground
| July 19, 2024
Princeville, North Carolina, the oldest community in America founded by formerly enslaved people, has been trapped in a cycle of disaster. Here's what you need to know.
NC’s Country Doctor Museum: Preserving the legacy of rural health care
| July 16, 2024
Bloodsucking leeches, coffin-shaped tablets and a mechanical “lung” are among the more than 5,000 items on display at The Country Doctor Museum in Nash County.
Op-Ed: Why the freedom to join a union is the freedom I’m celebrating this Fourth of July
| July 3, 2024
A longtime advocate for North Carolina workers on why the fight for labor rights is as American as apple pie.
America’s ‘Second Independence Day’: 11 Juneteenth celebrations in NC
| June 18, 2024
Juneteenth is a day of joy and celebration because it recognizes an important moment in the fight to end slavery in America. There are numerous Juneteenth celebrations in NC to honor it. It took 900 days for President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to be enforced in Texas. That’s because, as the historian Ed Cotham explains, […]