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Note: this is a rebroadcast from May 20, 2015The state of North Carolina has many claims to fame, but there is likely none more popular or controversial…

Author Katy Simpson Smith became fascinated with the role of women in the 18th Century American South while she was studying for her Ph.D in history at…

John Shelton Reed did not think of himself as a southerner until his classmates at MIT pointed it out. The Tennessee native was going to school in the…

In February, the N.C. Utilities Commission gave Duke Energy approval to build two natural gas-fired units at an Asheville power plant. Natural gas is…

In the early 1960s, a group of young. white blues enthusiasts ventured through the South to find blues musicians Skip James and Son House. As the group…

For decades, politicians have used coded language to talk about race without addressing it explicitly. Terms like "welfare queen," "illegal aliens" and…

A federal district court judge upheld North Carolina's voter identification measures in a 485 page decision issued yesterday.Judge Thomas Schroeder found…

In 2010, humorist and blogger Ann Imig was looking for a way “give motherhood a microphone.” She coordinated an event in her hometown in Wisconsin where…

Harnett County residents have accused law enforcement officials of aggressive behavior and overstepping their authority. A Sheriff’s deputy killed a man…

Florida is the third largest state in the U.S. and gets millions of tourists each year. But back in the early 1900s, the state was mostly undeveloped…