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The Legacy of Freedom Symposium Complements Exhibit(0)
The exhibition Freedom Coming, Freedom for All, opening Wednesday, May 15, at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, will be complemented by The Legacy of Freedom Symposium. On Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1, this free symposium examines President Abraham Lincoln’s reasons for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, the resulting constitutional [...]
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Walter F. “Buck” Leonard and Jackie Robinson: Baseball Legends
Like baseball legend Jackie Robinson, whose story is told in the movie “42,” North Carolina’s Walter F. “Buck” Leonard was an outstanding athlete. Leonard played baseball in the Negro National League during the 1930s and 1940s, when segregation barred African American players from major and minor leagues. The Rocky Mount native helped pave the way [...]
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA Launches Crew Stories Blog
Sea Stories will bring better understanding of what it was like to live on a City at Sea
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame announces its 2013 inductees
The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame announces its 2013 inductees. The 11 new members are Kelvin Bryant, Ron Francis, Wade Garrett, Bill Guthridge, Tommy Helms, Marion Kirby, Rich McGeorge, Hugh Morton (deceased), Bob Quincy (deceased), Marty Sheets and Mildred Southern. They will be enshrined at the 50th annual induction banquet on the evening of [...]
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