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Two N.C. State University civil engineering students, Wyat Hamilton and Adam Fleischer, gave a Flag Day virtual presentation on Wednesday to unveil proposed new state flag designs.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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
By: Carolina Journal
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The "Old North State" celebrates its 233rd Birthday.
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 8:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In recent elections, North Carolina has often been referred to as a battleground state. In some ways, that was the case in the late 1780s. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina approved the U.S. Constitution. It was not a quick decision.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 8:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How a coastal North Carolina city became the site of America’s only coup d’etat
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 4:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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August 15, 1754 | Benjamin Hawkins was born in Warren County. He became one of North Carolina’s first United States Senators.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When did North Carolina become known as North Carolina and acquire its modern shape?
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2017 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Located only a few minutes' drive from Statesville is Fort Dobbs - North Carolina's only frontier fort during the French and Indian War
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A reporter for the Western Carolinian of Salisbury in 1825 wrote, "The mining interest of the state is now only second to the farming interest."
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 5:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In history books, Anti-Federalists often are depicted as losers during the constitutional ratification debates. But in many ways, they were victorious
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2016 @ 8:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I often have wondered how many North Carolinians have taken the time to study or at least generally refer to the North Carolina Constitution
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 1:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Saturday, April 16th, 2016 @ 4:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 12:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has, over time, developed a reputation as a battleground state. Tar Heels may be surprised to learn, however, that North Carolinians, with opposing opinions, once unfortunately settled their political debate on an actual battleground -- the 1771 Battle of Alamance.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 4:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the 1787-89 debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution, for example, North Carolina's population was divided over the necessity of a new constitution and what became known as the Bill of Rights.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today is Constitution and Citizenship Day. It is important to remind ourselves of the Constitution, and other founding documents, for as No. 21 in Declaration of Rights in the 1776 N.C. Constitution reminds us: "a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary, to preserve...
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2015 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation recently commemorated the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta (Latin for “Great Charter”).
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2015 @ 10:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 10:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Americans often complain about executive overreach or congressional encroachment on individual liberties.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 9:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The heated debates over national politics that played out during the recent election campaign and its aftermath often pale in comparison to the battles that took place throughout the 1800s.
Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa and the few recent infections in the United States have alarmed many Americans. Considering how modern transportation and technology have made the wide world into a smaller place, Americans should be concerned.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 10:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today many of us think of Edenton as a beautiful, quaint vacation town along the Albemarle Sound. But Edenton was a political and intellectual hub in North Carolina in the early days of the United States.
Published: Saturday, September 13th, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 @ 8:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2014 @ 1:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although born in Scotland in 1733, Samuel Johnston lived in North Carolina from infancy. Historians have described the native Scot as a "prominent voice for the Patriot cause" who possessed "Revolutionary zeal." Even so, many North Carolinians today are unaware of his illustrious political and legal
Published: Saturday, February 1st, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After the Civil War, former slaves were encouraged to participate in a free-labor economy. But much of the South lay in ruins. It was difficult to find work, much less start enterprising careers.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2013 @ 12:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A few weeks ago, I was identifying to some friends the various founders in an online photo of Howard Chandler Christy's famous painting, Signing of the Constitution of the United States.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 @ 6:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After the English Civil War, in 1660 King Charles II was restored to the throne, and the crown rewarded its political allies with vast tracts of land in British America. Eight tracts were bestowed to eight lords proprietors in Carolina (later divided into modern-day North and South Carolina).
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 @ 4:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina history enthusiasts are aware that President George Washington nominated James Iredell Sr. (namesake of Iredell County) as one of the first justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. Far fewer are aware that another Washington appointee to the high court called North Carolina home, albeit...
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2013 @ 10:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After reading letters addressed to him, Nathaniel Macon burned them. More than once, he likely tossed the papers into the fireplace in the spartan...
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 2:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We can be surrounded by our past yet remain clueless. Street signs, for instance, help commuters and travelers find their final destinations. Those signs can...
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013 @ 11:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., filibustered in March, the old-fashioned way, talking for approximately 13 hours and questioning whether the president had the constitutional...
Published: Saturday, April 13th, 2013 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Maybe more so than any other novelist below the Mason-Dixon line, including the 19th-century William Gilmore Simms of South Carolina, Inglis Fletcher of North Carolina painted the most comprehensive, historical portrait of the land on which she lived.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 1:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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