The first blues song I heard growing up on Atlanta college radio was “Cross Road Blues,” 1936, by genre progenitor Robert …
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John W. Thomas was always confident, a make-it-happen type of guy. He had to be. John grew up fast when …
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It’s officially called the Qualla Boundary, a name most of us aren’t familiar with. We know it by its more …
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When you think of coal mining and coal mining disasters, you don’t think of North Carolina. But the Egypt Coal …
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We’ve all heard of Eng and Chang Bunker – the Siamese twins – who became famous and called North Carolina …
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In politics you often have the boss, the one who works behind the scenes, to pull the levers of power. …
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It’s the eternal home for the rich and famous, and for the poor and unknown. Located in Asheville, the Riverside …
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Robert Babington was reading his newspaper in Gastonia in 1909, when he came across a disturbing article about a young …
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What’s unique about Rutherford College, North Carolina? Well, for one thing there is no college there. The small Burke County …
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When outnumbered, a little ruse can work wonders.
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Although the town he grew up in was – and still is – often called “Little Washington” to distinguish it …
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Most people think we have always received personal mail by going out to the mailbox. That has not always been …
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James Kenan was a leader.
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We’ve admired the basket weaver’s talent, as well as that of the wood carver and the folk dancer. And then …
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No one goes to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill without hearing about the old Davie Poplar. It’s …
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North Carolina has long been associated with what many call the Bible Belt, and North Carolina Baptists have been a …
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Everyone loves a good show.
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There is a difference. For those of us living in North Carolina, our state is different than South Carolina. Just …
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Evan Jones’ faith was not fleeting, but it was movable.
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Nothing is more American than New Year’s Day football, and the highlight is playing the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. …
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William Lenoir had a defiant attitude.
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George Warren was just looking for stones for his slingshot. He took some of the “greenish-colored rocks” to his home …
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They were the Iron Dukes for a reason. The 1938 Duke regular season football team was both undefeated and unscored …
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The wheels of government have always moved at a snail’s pace.
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They were free. They didn’t know what to do.
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Raleigh didn’t just happen … it was planned. The Revolutionary War was over. The North Carolina colony turned state wanted …
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“We’re all Kituwah.”
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Ben grew up wanting to be a soldier.
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Hugh Hammond Bennett enjoyed playing in the dirt when growing up near Wadesboro in the 1880s, and that soil connection …
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Art was like most children born in 1923 – active and inquisitive. That is until he was three and an …
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