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The Pirates of the Pamlico: A Maritime Cultural Landscape Investigation of the Pirates of Colonial North Carolina and their Place in the State's Cultural Memory
Ropp, Allyson Genevieve (East Carolina University, 2016-11-16)During this period (1663-1730), North Carolina was a poor colony in the British Empire. The landscape provided ample opportunities for pirates to establish operational bases. Besides Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, numerous ... -
The Price of Bondage: Slavery, Slave Valuation, and Economics in the Albemarle
Parks, Jacob (East Carolina University, 2018-05-07)This thesis examines the economics of antebellum slavery in the Albemarle region of North Carolina. Located in the northeastern corner of the Carolina colony, the Albemarle was a harsh location for settlement and thus, ... -
The Shifting Sands: a Study of the Maritime Cultural Landscape of New Bern, North Caorlina
Eamick, Jeremy (East Carolina University, 2015-12-09)The history of North Carolina’s ongoing settlement and the process of developing a future is a fascinating part of the state’s rich history. And New Bern, North Carolina had a strong maritime tradition and a unique history ... -
The Sled, the Litter, and the Plot: Finding Connections Between Mundane Material Culture From World War II's USS North Carolina
Piner, Hannah E. (East Carolina University, 2017-05-05)USS North Carolina, a World War II battleship, which received 12 battle stars during its career, was turned into a memorial and museum in 1961 after it was decommissioned. Since then, the museum has told the story of World ... -
The Technological and Cultural Context of the North Carolina Shad Boat
O'Neill, Jeffrey B. (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)The North Carolina shad boat was first built on Roanoke Island at the end of the 19th century and grew in popularity over the following half century among small fishermen in eastern North Carolina. Through documentation ... -
The Union Soldier Monument Controversy at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
Wetterhahn, Dale R (East Carolina University, 2018-12-06)This thesis centers on a controversial monument initiative at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Johnston County, North Carolina in 1994. The planned obelisk was to record the participation of the four Union ... -
TOOLS OF THE TRADE: A MATERIAL CULTURE STUDY OF HAND TOOLS FROM QUEEN ANNE’S REVENGE
Lawrence, Kendra G (East Carolina University, 2020-11-19)Blackbeard was one of the most notorious pirates during the 1700s and today maintains a high profile in popular culture. The remains of his flagship Queen Anne's Revenge were discovered by researchers off the coast of North ... -
"War Is War, And I Must Carry Out My Duty": A Geospatial And Statistical Analysis of North Carolina's First World War Battlescape
Knutson, Janie Rose (East Carolina University, 2018-11-27)Although the United States was late to enter the First World War, the waters of the nation became a battlefield from 1917 onward. Ships operating along North Carolina's coast recurrently fell victim to the unrestricted ... -
With All Deliberate Speed : The Pearsall Plan and School Desegregation in North Carolina, 1954-1966.
Carlson, Arthur Larentz (East Carolina University, 2011)The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. the Board of Education legally ended the operation of segregated schools in the South. In North Carolina, a series of legal challenges began under the Pupil ...