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  • Dethroning the Kings of Cape Fear: Consequences of Edward Moseley’s Surveys 

    Brooks, Baylus C. (2011)
    There remains a veil of romanticism used in past historiography concerning Edward Moseley that leaves one feeling that he was, as D.H. Hill said, “always on the side of the people.” Arguably, this romanticism has permeated ...

  • The Emergence of the Crop-Lien System in Eastern North Carolina 

    O'Neal, William (2010)
    The slave-plantation system was clearly evil and a war was fought to end it. The Reconstruction period was a half hearted attempt to institute reforms in former slave states. Regionally and locally the former slave-owners ...

  • Joseph McCarthy: The Face of the Red Scare 

    Jones, Melissa Lauren (2009)
    The Red Scare during the 1950’s was one of the most traumatic periods of American history. The decade would later be known as the “Era of McCarthyism” because of a Republican Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy ...

  • Lucy Cherry Crisp: 20th Century Art Practice 

    Beard, Alisha (2011)
    Modern art has a tendency to confuse viewers, appearing significant only to those privy to its ethereal meaning. For as long as the general public has felt oppressed by its abstractions, there have been professionals ...

  • A New Voice: The Undiscovered Histories of the Frederick C. Douglass Ledgers 

    Kempfer, Jacqueline (2011)
    Frederick C. Douglass, an African American lawyer in late 19th century Eastern North Carolina, kept meticulous records of his Union Soldier pension applicants’ claims. These records included the personal testimonies of ...

  • Pearl Harbor: First Hand Accounts of December 7, 1941 

    Brown, William H. (2010)
    On the morning of December 7, 1941, the naval and aerial forces of the Japanese Empire secretly attacked the United States Navy at the naval base of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For over two hours, two waves consisting of over ...