The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments recently in a lawsuit brought by The Society for the Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Troops against the City of Asheville over the removal of a monument
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A pet peeve of mine has long been how poorly we treat history in our school system, and, subsequently, the periodicals that represent who we are.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 8:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Could an obscure historical discovery force Wingate University and the town to change names?
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 7:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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But Trump will pay a historical price for January 6th.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 10:01 am
By: LifeZette
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Local and national headlines have highlighted recent battles involving history.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Joshua Lawson writes at the Federalist about a particular poor historical analogy used to justify the recent riots.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 3:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online challenges an argument that China should not be blamed for its role in the spread of COVID-19.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2020 @ 11:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The attorneys general of 21 states – predictably all Republicans – have sent a letter to the Senate opposing the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 2:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Remarks by President Trump at the 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 11:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump has made supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) a priority of his Administration.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2019 @ 5:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Anyone who knows me knows how much I love history and how much time I spend reading and researching historical events.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 12:57 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Remarks by President Trump and the First Lady at the 2019 White House Historical Association Dinner
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 6:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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People wanting to learn the fate of Silent Sam will have to wait a bit longer
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2019 @ 4:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that will strengthen partnerships between federal agencies and the country's more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 9:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At least 79 teacher assistants and instructors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are threatening to withhold grades unless their demands in the Silent Sam controversy are met, local activists say
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lately, a lot of emotion has been spent over Confederate monuments in the Tar Heel state.
Published: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 @ 8:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Commission: State Should Augment Confederate Monuments at Capitol with Inclusive Historical TributesThe N.C. Historical Commission said it is hamstrung by state law and a legislature that won't allow controversial Confederate monuments on the old Capitol grounds in Raleigh to be moved
Published: Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement in response to today's Historical Commission meeting
Published: Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 @ 10:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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The inventor of Coca-Cola died penniless and addicted to Morphine. John Pemberton fought in the civil war on the losing side. He was almost killed by a saber wound and became addicted to morphine to ease the pain.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 @ 3:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Fifty-two students from 10 of North Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been selected to participate in the North Carolina Governor's HBCU Internship Program this summer
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A debate Thursday over legislation that would cut UNC's governing body from 32 to 24 members led to arguments over proportionate representation for the system's Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's selection of Rep. Susi Hamilton as secretary of natural and cultural resources is emblematic of the philosophical contrast between Cooper and the GOP legislative majority, state Rep. Chris Millis said
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 6:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory was joined by small and minority business owners and members of the governor's Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses at the Executive Mansion today to celebrate the contributions of small and minority owned businesses.
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 12:13 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Police-involved shootings have grabbed headlines this year. That's led to a call for more officers to wear body cameras
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 8:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Bath, North Carolina a long and cherished history
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 1:50 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory kicked off the first of five forums today that will help job seekers and small business owners learn about opportunities for employment with the state.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2016 @ 5:21 am
By: McCrory Communications
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As part of Governor Pat McCrory's Project Phoenix initiative to return underutilized state properties to more productive and efficient use, the governor announced today that the state has completed the $1.5 million sale of the historic Heck-Andrews House in Raleigh's Blount Street District
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2016 @ 12:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory is congratulating five North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities for receiving national recognition for academic excellence, student activities, publications, alumni activity and athletics
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2016 @ 12:15 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Two years ago I attended a student debate at North Carolina Central University, one of the state's five public historically black colleges and universities
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 @ 12:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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One of the best-known houses in one of Raleigh's older neighborhoods is also among its newest
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The controversy and debate surrounding memorials and building names, and the role they play in shaping our collective memory and understanding of history, have played out in recent years locally, nationwide and even globally.
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 11:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I know, I know, we just finished Thanksgiving, but Christmas is right around the corner, and I always want things a bit neater around the house before I start decorating.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 4:50 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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