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Media mind control: Some research studies indicate that the common portrayal of violence on television has desensitized children towards it. The purpose of this lesson is to help students redevelop their sensitivity towards violence and develop a critical attitude towards the purpose of violence in television.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance); By Linda Nelson.

Governor Holden speaks out against the Ku Klux Klan: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.4; Speech by North Carolina Governor William Woods Holden to the General Assembly, December 1869, asking for the power to declare martial law where needed to stop the violence of the Ku Klux Klan. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

The Kirk-Holden War: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.5; In response to Ku Klux Klan violence during Reconstruction, North Carolina Governor William Woods Holden declared martial law in Alamance and Caswell counties in 1870. The militia, led by former Union Col. George W. Kirk, rounded up Klan leaders in what opponents called the "Kirk-Holden War."; Format: article

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

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

The rise of the Ku Klux Klan: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.3; Contemporary description of Klan violence in the Carolinas during Reconstruction, written by African American lawyer John Patterson Green. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

The Regulators: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.1; In the 1760s residents of the North Carolina Piedmont protested high taxes, illegal fees, and corrupt officials. These protesters, who came to be known as the Regulators, began with civil disobedience and ended in violence at the Battle of Alamance in 1771.; Format: article

Daisy Bates oral history excerpt: Daisy Bates was a civil rights activist and the head of the state chapter of the NAACP. She served as advisor to the Little Rock Nine, nine black students who enrolled at the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Alabama in 1957. She helped the students...; Format: audio/interview

Slave narratives: A genre study: In this lesson, students will read selected excerpts from slave narratives, determining common characteristics of the genre. Students will then write their own slave narratives as a slave from their region of North Carolina, researching for historical accuracy and incorporating elements of the slave narrative genre to demonstrate understanding.; Format: lesson plan; By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.

Teaching with disturbing images: Photographs are especially powerful tools for explaining current and historical events — not least horrible or brutal events, such as war, genocide, famine, terrorism, slavery, and lynching. In fact, photographs are often used specifically to raise an...; By David Walbert.

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.

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

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

The Third North Carolina Regiment: In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.4; In the Spanish-American War, North Carolina raised an all-black regiment under black command. The soldiers faced racism and violence from whites both in and out of the military, and white Democrats campaigned against the regiment in 1898.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

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

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

Reporting on Nat Turner: The Raleigh Register, Sept. 15: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.6; Article from a Raleigh newspaper reporting the events of Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The life and death of Blackbeard the Pirate: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.8; Captain Blackbeard (born Edward Teach) was one of the most notorious pirates of the Atlantic Ocean in the 1710s. As captain of the ship "Queen Anne's Revenge," Blackbeard gained a reuptation for his frightening appearance as much as for his violence and cruelty. Between his adventures at sea, Blackbeard often returned to North Carolina and was rumored to have a house in Ocracoke. He enjoyed the tolerance of the North Carolina governor who did little to protect the people of the state from Blackbeard's attacks. Exasperated, North Carolinians appealed to the governor of Virginia, who sent a crew of British Naval officers to fight the pirate. On November 22, 1718, the crew succeeded in killing the infamous Blackbeard.; Format: article

Edmund Fanning reports to Governor Tryon: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.5; Letter from Edmund Fanning to Governor William Tryon, April 23, 1768, reporting on the activities of the Regulators. Shows how the Regulators were seen by colonial leaders. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

The control game: The control game is an experiential, hands on opportunity for students to explore their ideas about personal control and influence in their own lives and their control and influence in the lives of others.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Guidance); By Wendy Logan.

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