The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has officially received full federal recognition following passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Lumbee Fairness Act and was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Thursday.
( Published Monday, December 22nd, 2025 @ 8:25 am )]]> A panel of federal Appeals Court judges appeared skeptical Wednesday that a 10-year-old copyright infringement lawsuit against the state of North Carolina involving the pirate Blackbeard could move forward.
( Published Thursday, October 30th, 2025 @ 7:23 pm )]]> In celebration of the United States of America's Independence Day, Carolina Journal offers the text of the Declaration of Independence.
( Published Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 12:52 am )]]> The North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (DNCR) in conjunction with other organizations dedicated to the state's rich history, recently unveiled the Moonshine and Motorsports Trail in order to highlight the history of bootlegging and stock car racing in the Tar Heel State.
( Published Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 9:02 am )]]> A new short film just released to the public depicts a particularly dark part of North Carolina's extraordinary history. In 1898, the only successful coup d'état in American history took place in the Tar Heel state.
( Published Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm )]]>