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John Chavis opens a school for white and black students: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.3; Newspaper advertisement (1808) for a school in Raleigh, taught by John Chavis. Chavis taught white students during the day and black students at night. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

John Chavis: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.10; John Chavis (1762?–1838), a free African American living in North Carolina, was a widely respected minister and teacher with long-reaching influence on both whites and African Americans.; Format: biography

The Carte of All the Coast of Virginia: Engraving by Theodor de Bry, based on John White's ca. 1585–1586 map of the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. The engraving was published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. Theodor...; Format: image/map

Baptism of Pocahontas: John Gadsby Chapman's painting, commissioned in 1837, depicts Pocahontas' baptism in Jamestown, Virginia, around 1613 or 1614. In the painting, Pocahontas (soon to be baptized Rebecca) wears a white dress and kneels before a baptismal font in a church. Anglican...; Format: image/painting

The Lost Colony: Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition was met with constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

The murder of "Chicken" Stephens: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.6; Contemporary newspaper account of the murder of State Senator John. W. "Chicken" Stephens of Caswell County, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

Native American Charnel House: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving depicting an American Indian tomb. De Bry's engraving, "The Tombe of their Werovvans or Cheiff Lordes," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report...; Format: image/illustration

Native American in Body Paint: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man with a bow and arrow. De Bry's engraving, "A Weroan or Great Lorde of Virginia," was orginially published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report...; Format: image/illustration

Native American Village of Pomeiooc: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving of the American Indian town of Pomeiooc. De Bry's engraving, "The Towne of Pomeiooc," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found...; Format: image/illustration

Native American Village of Secoton: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving depicting the American Indian town of Secota. De Bry's engraving, "The Tovvne of Secota," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New...; Format: image/illustration

Pictish Man Holding a Human Head: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving of a Pict (a member of an ancient Celtic people from Scotland). De Bry's engraving, "The true picture of one Pict," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and...; Format: image/illustration

The True Picture of a Woman Neighbor to the Picts: "The Trvve Picture of a VVomen Nigbour to the Pictes." Theodor de Bry's engraving of a member of a people neighboring the Picts in ancient Scotland. The illustration was published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found...; Format: image/illustration

Pictish Woman: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving of a Pict woman (a member of an ancient Celtic people from Scotland). De Bry's engraving, "The True Picture of a Women Picte," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A...; Format: image/illustration

Their Idol Kiwasa: "Ther Idol Kivvasa." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian wooden idol, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. The idol sits on a platform in a round structure and is visible...; Format: image/illustration

Indians Cooking Fish: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving depicting two American Indian men cooking fish. De Bry's engraving, "The Broiling of Their Fish Over the Flame," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and...; Format: image/illustration

The Lost Colony: In Sir Walter Raleigh and South America, page 3; Sir Walter Raleigh's brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, attempted to establish an English settlement in North America first. He made landfall in Nova Scotia and sailed down the coast, searching for possible settlement locations. His expedition met constant storms...; By William M. Wisser.

Native American Man and Woman Eating: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving depicting two American Indians sitting for a meal. De Bry's engraving, "Their Sitting at Meate," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the...; Format: image/illustration

Native Americans Making Canoes: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving depicting American Indian men making boats. De Bry's engraving, "The Manner of Makinge their Boates," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report...; Format: image/illustration

The True Picture of a Young Daughter of the Picts: "The Trvve Picture of a Yonge Dowgter of the Pictes." Theodor de Bry's engraving of a young Pict woman (a member of an ancient Celtic people from Scotland), published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia....; Format: image/illustration

Garden of Eden: Theodor de Bry's drawing of the biblical Garden of Eden, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.; Format: image/illustration

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