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- North Carolina in the New South
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- The Wilmington Race Riot
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.3
- In November 1898, on the heels of the state Democratic Party's white supremacy campaign, violence broke out in Wilmington. A white mob burned the offices of a black newspaper and killed at least twenty-five African Americans.
- Format: article
- Revolutionary North Carolina
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Wilmington Race Riot, November 10, 1898
- Format: image/map
- Wilmington Race Riot, November 10, 1898 (inset map)
- Format: image/map
- The "Revolutionary Mayor" of Wilmington
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.4
- Account of the Wilmington Race Riot by Alfred Waddell, who had led the violence. Waddell blamed the violence on blacks and Wilmington's white Fusionist leaders, and he claimed that he had been legally elected mayor of Wilmington. Includes historical commentary.
- J. Allen Kirk on the Wilmington Race Riot
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.6
- Account of the Wilmington Race Riot by the Rev. Dr. J. Allen Kirk, pastor of the Central Baptist Church. Kirk and his family hid in a graveyard from the white mob, then fled the city. Primary source includes historical commentary.
- Format: pamphlet
- Letter from an African American citizen of Wilmington to the President
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.5
- Letter to President William McKinley, describing the Wilmington Race Riot and asking him to intervene and "send relief." Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- An Act for preventing Tumultuous and riotous Assemblies
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.10
- Text of the Johnston Riot Act passed by the North Carolina Assembly in 1771, empowering the governor and colonial officials to use military force to put down uprisings of Regulators. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: legislation
- Creed of a Rioter
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.13
- During the American Revolution, Patriots who supported the war and independence committed frequent acts of violence against Loyalists and suspected Loyalists. This satirical essay was written in 1776 by an anonymous North Carolina Patriot disturbed by the extent of the violence.
- Format: essay
- A female raid
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.7
- Newspaper coverage of a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in Salisbury, North Carolina on March 18, 1863. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
- North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- The Wilmington Record editorial
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.1
- Editorial by Alex Manly in the Wilmington (North Carolina) Record, an African American newspaper, 1898, that fueled the white anger against blacks that led to the Wilmington Race Riot. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
- "Shew Yourselves to be Freemen"
- To the inhabitants of the Province of North-Carolina. Dear Brethren, Nothing is more common than for Persons who look upon themselves to be injured than to resent and complain. These are sounded aloud,...
- Format: pamphlet
- George Henry White
- In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.6
- George Henry White represented North Carolina's "black second" district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1897 to 1901. He was the last African American to serve in Congress for three decades.
- Format: biography
- Chaos in Hillsborough
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.9
- Contemporary newspaper report about mob violence in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in October 1770. The violence was part of a series of protests by Regulators angry with illegal fees and corrupt officials. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: newspaper
- Timeline of the Civil War, July 1861-July 1864
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.2
- Timeline of events from the First Battle of Bull Run to the summer of 1864.
- Format: timeline
- "Some grievous oppressions"
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.4
- Excerpt of a sermon published by Herman Husband, Regulator leader, in 1770. Husband argued that North Carolina's colonial government was unfair to small farmers. Primary source includes historical commentary.
- Format: pamphlet
- Children's literature promotes understanding
- Bibliotherapy and critical literacy are two ways to use books to help children better understand themselves, others, and the world around them. This article explains both strategies and provides resources for selecting appropriate books.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669)
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.9
- The lengthy and complicated plan devised by the Lords Proprietors for the government of Carolina would have established a feudal system of elaborate courts, manors, and serfs. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: constitution
- Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.
