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4-H club children examine plants: In this black and white photograph, a black boy wearing thick-rimmed glasses is sitting at a school desk and examining a plant. The rootball is exposed and he is pulling out a few strands of the root system. Surrounding him and looking on are six other children,...; Format: image/photograph

4-H club contributions to the war effort: In The Great Depression and World War II, page 8.7; This page includes three reports sent by county agents of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service after the war ended. Each county agent outlined the contributions of 4-H club members in his or her county to the war effort. Includes historical commentary.; Format: report/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

4-H sale selling chickens in Mecklenburg: Several large cages full of chickens are the center of attention in this black and white photograph from the 1950s. Four African American 4-H club members are standing behind the cages as they listen to someone up at the podium in front of them. A loud speaker...; Format: image/article

An account of the slave trade on the coast of Africa: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.6; Excerpt from a book by a former surgeon on a slave ship, describing the horrors of the Middle Passage from Africa to America. Historical commentary is included. Warning: This document may not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion.; Format: book/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

Address to the Colored People of North Carolina: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.7; 1870 broadside urging African Americans to support Governor William Woods Holden, then facing impeachment for his use of the militia to stop Ku Klux Klan violence. Includes historical commentary.; Format: poster/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

African American college students, 1906: In North Carolina in the New South, page 4.7; Records of pupils at the North Carolina Colored State Normal Schools (now Winston-Salem State University, Fayetteville State University, and Elizabeth City State University), 1906, with information about parents' occupations and how students paid their expenses. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book/primary source

African American English: Excerpt about African American English from the documentary Voices of North Carolina, produced by Neal Hutcheson and the North Carolina Language and Life Project. This video is one in a series that also includes: The...; Format: video/video

African American Marines, World War II: Original title: "Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st...; Format: image/photograph

African American Marines, World War II: Original title: "Negro Marines prepare for action. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps started enlisting Negroes on June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 Negro volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st...; Format: image/photograph

African American soldiers: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.9; After Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, some 180,000 African American soldiers fought for the Union cause in the Civil War.; Format: article

African American spirituals: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 6.2; Excerpt from Frederick Douglass' autobiography in which he describes the purpose and effect of spirituals for enslaved people. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book/primary source

The African American State Fair: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.10; For several years in the late nineteenth century, African American farmers held their own state fair in Raleigh to showcase improvements in agriculture.; Format: article; By Jim L. Sumner.

African Americans get the vote in eastern North Carolina: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.9; After the Civil War, African American communities in eastern North Carolina, having already tasted freedom during the war, were ready to fight for political rights.; Format: article

African and African American storytelling: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.7; The advent of slavery led to changes in the tradition of African storytelling. Tales in Africa had once featured the lion, elephant, and hyena; African tales in America began to star the rabbit, fox, and bear. To the African in slavery, the Brer Rabbit tales became a source of identity.; Format: article; By Madafo Lloyd Wilson.

Africans before captivity: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.1; Most Africans who came to North America were from West Africa and West Central Africa. This article describes some of the cultures and history of those regions prior to the beginning of the slave trade.; Format: article

Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Arthur Griffin on desegregation: Arthur Griffin is an African American man who attended segregated schools in the 1950s and 1960s. He graduated from Second Ward High School, an African-American high school in Charlotte, North Carolina which closed in 1969. He later became involved in school...; Format: audio/interview

At the bus station in Durham, North Carolina: An African American man stands at a bus station beneath a sign reading "Colored Waiting Room."; Format: image/photograph

Bicycles: Scourge of the streets?: In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.4; Newspaper editorials about a collision between a bicylclist and a pedestrian in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1897. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper/primary source

A Bill to Prevent All Persons from Teaching Slaves to Read or Write, the Use of Figures Excepted (1830): In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.9; Law enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly, 1830. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legislation/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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