Civil War

In Warrenton, North Carolina, this Juneteenth is commemorated by a dramatic production. The community came together, not to tell the story of the end of slavery, but the end of Reconstruction, some 50 years later.

An iconic North Carolina shopping center is changing its name to drop the connection to a family whose patriarch was a slaveholder before the Civil…

Some of the most popular films in our nation’s cinematic history are about the life, culture and customs of the American South. “Gone With the Wind” — the…

As we work to gain perspective during this crisis, we may find ourselves searching our personal and collective memories for precedents, stories or myths…

As we work to gain perspective during this crisis, we may find ourselves searching our personal and collective memories for precedents, stories or myths…

Organizers in Fayetteville want to transform a regional museum into a statewide history center focusing on the Civil War and Reconstruction. But critics…

Advocates for a new North Carolina Civil War and Reconstruction History Center say the proposed museum will draw visitors to Fayetteville and offer online…

Author Philip Gerard has spent years unearthing the lesser-known stories of the Civil War. In order to better document the history beyond the grand…

Author Philip Gerard has spent years unearthing the lesser-known stories of the Civil War. In order to better document the history beyond the grand…

In 2008, Armando Nunez and a friend decided on a whim to try their hand at ghost-hunting by taking pictures in a local cemetery. His wife Joanna and…