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High Point University history professor Paul Ringel wanted to give his students a lesson in local history that took them beyond traditional sources and…
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Many events celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. got underway last week. Governor Roy Cooper delivered remarks Friday at the annual State…
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Note: This conversation is a rebroadcast from February 16, 2017.In the early 1960s, Stokely Carmichael was a relatively-unknown young activist working…
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Note: This conversation is a rebroadcast from February 16, 2017.In the early 1960s, Stokely Carmichael was a relatively-unknown young activist working…
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There were many memorable freedom songs made famous during the Civil Rights movement. Anthems like “We Shall Overcome” gave disenfranchised people of…
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“I have a dream tonight. It is a dream rooted deeply in the American dream.”Eight months before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a…
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We recently sent out a survey asking about monuments in North Carolina. The State Director of Historic Sites said North Carolina needs more monuments, and…
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On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national…
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On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national…
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In 2007, Methodist Reverend Frank Schaefer performed the marriage service for his son Tim's wedding. The seemingly routine action dramatically altered…