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The God of Justice: In The Ramayana, page 6.1; The God of Justice, Maleevaraj, mediates between Rama and Ravana, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Rama, and Sita wearing royal Siamese clothes, sit in the forest on mats with their hands in respectful prayer position. On another mat, Rama's...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The gods look on: In The Ramayana, page 6.12; The Hindu gods of the Ramayana, all dressed in royal Siamese clothing and tall gold crowns, are shown sitting together in groups on boulders located above the place where Sita is undergoing a test of her purity and fidelity to Rama by standing in fire. The...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rama and Sita tell their story to the God of Justice (Thai Ramayana mural): Rama and Sita tell their sides of the story to a God of Justice, as seen on a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. After years of fighting, Maleevaraj the Just agrees to hear Rama and Ravana's dispute as a legal case. Rama, and Sita wearing royal Siamese...; Format: image/photograph

Sita proves her purity: In The Ramayana, page 6.13; In this mural detail, 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 a torch in front, while other monkey king spectators are visible at right.; By Lorraine Aragon.

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.

God mediates dispute between Rama and Ravana (Thai Ramayana mural): The God of Justice, Maleevaraj, mediates between Rama and Ravana, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. After years of incessant fighting, Rama and Ravana's dispute over Sita is brought before a divine judge as a legal case. Maleevaraj the Just...; Format: image/photograph

Papa's Farm: Learn about the way farming was done a century ago at this working farm in Onslow County.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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

Gods watch Sita's fire ordeal from above (Thai Ramayana mural): A group of gods sit and watch Sita's fire ordeal from above, as depicted in a mural detail from the Emerald Buddha Temple. The Hindu gods of the Ramayana, all dressed in royal Siamese clothing and tall gold crowns, are shown sitting together in groups on boulders...; Format: image/photograph

Lord Dunmore's Proclamation: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.5; Proclamation by the Royal Governor of Virginia, 1775, offering freedom to slaves and indentured servants who fought in the king's army against the colonial uprising. Includes historical commentary.; Format: proclamation

Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes: Stereograph photo shows Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administers the oath of office to Rutherford B. Hayes on a flag-draped inaugural stand on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1877.; Format: image/photograph

Chatham County farmers protest: In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.4; Petition from the Chatham County Farmers Alliance to the North Carolina General Assembly, 1889, asking for legislation protecting the interests of farmers. Includes historical commentary.; Format: petition

Illustration: Lincoln taking the oath at his second inauguration, March 4, 1865.: Wood engraving of Lincoln with hand on Bible, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administering oath of office.; Format: image/illustration

A mural in Salemburg, NC: This is a mural in Salemburg, North Carolina, advertising the area as "the Scenic Route!" The area is also home to the North Carolina Justice Academy.; Format: image/photograph

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

The Bill of Rights and the U.S. Supreme Court: In this lesson, students work in groups and individually to understand how the Constitution/Bill of Rights is a living document and how Supreme Court decisions protect the rights of all Americans.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 Social Studies); By Grace Wasserman.

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

"What we are in justice entitled to": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.1; Jourdon Anderson, an ex- Tennessee slave, declines his former master's invitation to return as a laborer on his plantation.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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.

The North Carolina Oath of Allegiance: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.8; Form that new soldiers, politicians, and civil servants had to fill out and sign after North Carolina's secession, by which they pledged loyalty to the state and renounced their loyalty to the United States.; Format: document

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