Enslaved people took refuge at pioneering hotel on NC Outer Banks. But perils awaited
A major flash point came when Union soldiers entered Hotel De Afrique and “attacked the defenseless occupants with knives and ...
Battle reenactment at Fort Anderson Historic Site to cause loud noises around lower Cape Fear
The battle reenactment will be from 6:30 to 7 p.m. where the firings will be the loudest and will be heard across the river ...
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North Carolina cotton farmer wants Black people to embrace the plant
Before the civil war, the plant brought great prosperity to the country accounting for more than half its exports. But that ...
Fort Liberty makes name change, officially reverts back to Fort Bragg ‘effective immediately’
The historic North Carolina military base will once again bear its old name in a move that’s “effective immediately.” ...
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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
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In reinstating 'Fort Bragg,' the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes
The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now ...
Francis Marion's troops used this South Carolina farm for shelter. History nearly forgot it.
Graham's Farm in Lake City was a stop for Francis Marion’s troops during the Revolutionary War. A festival, reenactment bring ...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Chernobyl nuclear plant hit by high-explosive drone causing ‘significant damage’
Meanwhile, in Munich today, US vice president JD Vance is meeting Mr Zelensky on the margins of a security conference after Donald Trump announced the start of talks to end the Ukraine war.