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Letters on Female Character, Addressed to a Young Lady, on the Death of Her Mother by Virginia Randolph Cary, 1828
Letters on a Female Character by Virginia Randolph Cary, published in 1828, praised the ideals of the domestic sphere. Women, according to Cary, should depend on a male protection. Citing scripture Cary states women was “formed from man”…
Lloyd Johnson, "Naval Stores"
Lloyd Johnson from Campbell University gives and overview of turpentine farming in “Naval Stores,†on the North Carolina History Project website. He indicates that Naval stores began in the early eighteenth century and lasted all the way…
Map of Slave Populations in North Carolina
A map showing the slave populations of North Carolinian counties as a percentage of slaves to non-slaves.
Map of the 1856 Presidential Election
This map illustrates the polarized character of the political parties in the 1856 presidential election. The Northern states voted predominantly for the anti-slavery Republican candidate, while the pro-slavery Democratic Party dominated in the South.…
North Carolina Map 1860's
Outline of North Carolina map form the 1860's. shows the counties who were unionist, and those who were sectionalist.
North Carolina Secession Flag
The secession flag that was flown in NC, when it announced leaving the Union on May 20, 1861.
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ROTC students view Civil War exhibit at NCSU, 1960
In this photograph, two Reserve Officers' Training Corps students view a Civil War exhibit at D. H. Hill Library at North Carolina State College of…