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Aftermath of the Battle of Alamance: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.12; Contemporary newspaper account of the prosecution and execution of Regulator leaders after the Battle of Alamance, May/June 1771. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

The burning of Washington: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.6; Report in the Raleigh Star, September 2, 1814, on the burning of Washington by the British during the War of 1812. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Carolina Watchman ads: January 7, 1837 (Page 1 of 2): Scanned page of classified advertisements in the January 7, 1837 issue of the Carolina Watchman.; Format: image/newspaper

Carolina Watchman ads: January 7, 1837 (Page 2 of 2): Scanned page of classified advertisements in the January 7, 1837 issue of the Carolina Watchman.; Format: image/newspaper

Current events in Africa: In this lesson for grade seven, students find two news stories about a current event in Africa: one from an American media source and one from an African media source. Students compare the two to gain an understanding of cultural bias and perspective.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Shane Freeman.

Debating war with Britain: Against the war: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.5; Article from the Carolina Federal Republican of Raleigh, published just after Congress declared war on Great Britain in 1812, arguing against the war. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Debating war with Britain: For the war: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.4; Article from the Raleigh Star, published just after Congress declared war on Great Britain in 1812, arguing in support of the war. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper

Education and literacy in Edgecombe County, 1810: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.4; In this 1810 letter, Jeremiah Battle of Edgecombe County describes the lack of education in eastern North Carolina and the consequences for society and politics. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

"A female raid" in 1863: Using newspaper coverage to learn about North Carolina's Civil War homefront: In this lesson plan, students will use original newspaper coverage to learn about a raid on local stores by Confederate soldier's wives in March 1863 in Salisbury, North Carolina, and use that historical moment to explore conscription, life on the homefront, economic issues facing North Carolina merchants, the challenges of wartime politics, and the role of newspaper editors in shaping public opinion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.

"For What Is a Mother Responsible?" -- Idealized motherhood vs. the realities of motherhood in antebellum North Carolina: In this lesson for grade 8, students analyze a newspaper article about motherhood from a North Carolina newspaper in 1845 and compare it to descriptions of motherhood from other contemporary sources. Students will also compare these antebellum descriptions to the modern debates over mothers' roles in American society.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Kathryn Walbert.

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

Masthead from the North Carolina Gazette, 1777: James Davis originally published the North-Carolina Gazette from 1751 until around 1760. He began a new newspaper, The North-Carolina Magazine; Or Universal Intelligencer in 1764 and published this until around 1768. In May 1768 he started over again, this...; Format: image/newspaper

News and Observer Prohibition headline: A headline from the Raleigh, North Carolina newspaper The News and Observer on May 27, 1908 reads Prohibition sweeps the state. North Carolina the first southern state to vote Prohibition by popular vote — in...; Format: image/newspaper

North Carolina's first newspaper: In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.11; Without the large port cities of other colonies, North Carolina did not get its first newspaper until 1751. In the second half of the eighteenth century, newspapers were founded in several cities across the coastal plain and Piedmont.; Format: article

Reading newspapers: Advertisements: A learner's guide to reading and understanding advertisements in historical newspapers.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

Reading newspapers: Editorial and opinion pieces: A learner's guide to identifying, reading, and understanding editorial and opinion pieces in historical newspapers.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

Reading newspapers: Factual reporting: This learner's guide introduces students to the use of historical newspapers as primary sources and provides key questions for reading them.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

Reading newspapers: Reader contributions: A learner's guide to reading letters to the editor and other reader contributions in historical newspapers.; Format: article/learner's guide; By Kathryn Walbert.

Reporting on Nat Turner: The North Carolina Star, Sept. 1: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.4; 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.

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