History

Two buildings on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill that had previously been named after white supremacists will now honor the school's first Black professor, Hortense McClinton, and the first American Indian student, Henry Owl.

About 70 people gathered in Cornelius on Wednesday night for a rally calling for the removal of a Confederate monument in downtown. It’s been there for 111 years. Protesters marched from the Cornelius Town Hall to Mount Zion United Methodist Church.

On Thursday, the North Carolina Board of Education narrowly approved guidance on teaching history and civics in public schools. The latest documents include details on how to incorporate new perspectives on racism and multiculturalism.

According to the United Nations, more people are living with HIV than have died since the epidemic began in the 1980s. There have been large medical and…

According to the United Nations, more people are living with HIV than have died since the epidemic began in the 1980s. There have been large medical and…

During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic…

The history of North Carolina goes back centuries, so how have the history books shaped our understanding of the state and its residents? The new book…

The history of North Carolina goes back centuries, so how have the history books shaped our understanding of the state and its residents? The new book…

For some, the election of America's first black president marked the victory of a long-fought struggle for racial equality.But the a new book by Duke…

For some, the election of America's first black president marked the victory of a long-fought struggle for racial equality.But the a new book by Duke…