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Sita's fire ordeal: In The Ramayana, page 6.11; Rama and his court watch Sita during the fire ordeal, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire with...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama and his court watch Sita undergoing fire ordeal (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama and his court watch Sita during the fire ordeal, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire with...; Format: image/photograph

The Ramayana: The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia.; Format: book (multiple pages)

An orphan's apprenticeship: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.9; An indenture from Bertie County, North Carolina, 1759, apprenticing an orphan boy to a shipwright. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document

Concept chairs: A format for classroom discussion: This is a culminating activity that provides a format so that all participants are drawn into a discussion.
The discussion for the "Concept Chairs" will be based on a unit of study that assesses the effectiveness of the Judicial System while examining various types of justice within society (social, personal and constitutional). Primary texts, fictional literature and non-print sources will provide the basis for this discussion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Marion O'Quinn.

Criminal law and reform: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.6; In the early nineteenth century, North Carolina had more than two dozen crimes punishable by death, and the state kept a variety of physical and humiliating punishments on the books as well. Reformers tried to make the criminal code clearer and more humane, but they made little progress before the Civil War.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Black codes, 1866: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.6; Excerpts of legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly after the Civil War to limit the freedoms of former slaves. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legislation; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

Sita proves her purity by fire ordeal (Thai Ramayana mural): Sita proves her purity by undergoing a fire ordeal, as seen in a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire...; Format: image/photograph

Mustering out of the Confederate army: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 7.12; Confederate General Joseph Johnston surrendered his army to William T. Sherman on April 26, 1865, at Bennett Place in present-day Durham, North Carolina. Soldiers under Johnston's command received paroles from Union authorities and were sent home. Includes video of a Civil War reenactment.; Format: article

Orange County inhabitants petition Governor Tryon: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.6; Petition from residents of Orange County, North Carolina, to Governor William Tryon, May 1768, apologizing for recent acts of violence by Regulators and asking him to address the illegal fees demanded by court officials. Includes historical commentary.; Format: petition

Cherokee Nation v. the State of Georgia, 1831: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.6; When Georgia tried to subject the Cherokee to state law, they sued the state in federal court. The Supreme Court ruled against them in 1831, in this decision written by Chief Justice John Marshall. Includes historical commentary.; Format: court decision; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.; Format: book (multiple pages)

The Mecklenburg Resolves: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.3; On receiving news of Lexington and Concord in May 1775, the Mecklenburg County Committee of Safety adopted these "resolves," or resolutions, declaring all royal authority to be suspended. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document

North Carolina demands a declaration of rights: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.6; North Carolina initially rejected the United States Constitution, insisting that it be amended and that a Declaration of Rights be added. The text of the proposed declaration and amendments is provided here with historical commentary noting which provisions found their way into the Bill of Rights.; Format: document

Plessy v. Ferguson: The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”; Format: court decision/primary source

Of the inlets and havens of this country: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.7; Excerpt from John Lawson's 1709 A New Voyage to Carolina detailing the geography of North Carolina's coast. Includes historical commentary and notes about how the coastline has changed since the colonial period.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Rights: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.14; Full text of the 1776 state constitution of North Carolina, with historical commentary.; Format: constitution

The First Provincial Congress: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.6; After the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, Britain retaliated with a series of punitive measures that colonists called the "intolerable acts." In August 1774, North Carolina's colonial leaders met at New Bern to set out their princples, to plan further opposition to Britain, and to choose delegates to a Continental Congress. This excerpt from the proceedings of that First Provincial Congress includes historical commentary.; Format: document

Archibald Murphey proposes a system of public education: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.6; Report of a joint legislative committee, 1817, laying out a complete plan for statewide public education, including primary schools, academies, and the University of North Carolina. Includes historical commentary.; Format: report; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

William Hilton explores the Cape Fear River: In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.7; A 1663 report by the English explorer William Hilton about the geography and native peoples of the Cape Fear region, including a story of conflict between New Englanders and Cape Fear Indians. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

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