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Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer: They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...; Format: article; By Marjorie Hudson.

Johnston County Heritage Center: Learn about the history of Johnston County at this Heritage Center which houses interpretive exhibits and primary source documents.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, NC: This is the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, North Carolina. The museum houses an extensive collection of Gardner's clothes, props, and scripts, among other things, as well as collections related to other famous actors and actresses of the 1950s.; Format: image/photograph

A capital in the "wilderness": In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.4; In 1792, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to place a permanent state capital in Wake County. Joel Lane sold 1,000 acres of land to the state, and in the years that followed, the city of Raleigh was planned and built.; Format: article

Insurrections in North Carolina?: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.7; Article from a Raleigh newspaper reporting alleged slave insurrections in North Carolina, and white responses to these rumors, following Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

Interview with Cornelia Andrews: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.8; Federal Writers Project interview with former slave Cornelia Andrews. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: interview

Interview with Charlie Barbour: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.2; Federal Writers Project interview with former slave Charlie Barbour. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Sherman's march through North Carolina: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.7; After capturing Atlanta in September 1864, Union General William Sherman led his troops on a "March to the Sea" across Georgia, destroying crops, livestock, supplies, and civilian infrastructure that might possibly support the Confederate war effort. He then turned north into the Carolinas, entering North Carolina in March 1865. This "Carolinas Campaign" ended with the surrender of Confederate General Joseph Johnston to Sherman at Bennett Place on April 26.; Format: article

North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield, November 1864–May 1865: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.2; Article describes major events and battles in North Carolina during the last year of the Civil War, including Sherman's Carolinas Campaign.; Format: article

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