The Vietnam War and the Fort Bragg Anti-War Protest Movement

Cumberland County Public Library 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC, United States

Learn about the anti-war movement on Fort Bragg during the time of the Vietnam War in a presentation by Cumberland County Public Library staff as part of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibition. Voices and Votes: Democracy in America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the […]

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Free Guided Tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum

Appalachian State University's High Country Humanities—with support from North Carolina Humanities—will offer free guided tours of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum for up to 75 people on Monday, July 29, 2024 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Hickory Ridge Living History Museum is located at 501 Horn in the West Drive in Boone. Join Yadkin Riverkeeper […]

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Stereotypes of Mountaineers and Frontiersmen: Pre-Performance Remarks

Dr. Katherine Ledford, professor of Appalachian Studies, will share her expertise prior to a performance of Horn in the West, an outdoor Revolutionary War drama in its 72nd season. The pre-performance talk is free and open to the public. This program is the sixth one in High Country Humanities' ongoing series “Connecting Local and Global Rural […]

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Fayetteville State University and the 1963 Desegregation Movement

Cumberland County Public Library 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC, United States

Come learn about Fayetteville State University's 1963 Civil Rights movement that desegregated downtown in a presentation by Dr. Francena Turner of FSU, followed by a talk on the desegreagtion of Fort Bragg schools by Professor Charles Anderson. This program is part of Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibition. Voices and Votes: Democracy in America […]

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The Ongoing Fight for Freedom at Wayne Community College

Wayne Community College 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC, United States

A 75-minute performance that centers the stories of Black North Carolinians who have fought for freedom & inclusive democracy, on & off the traditional battlefield, throughout the last four centuries. A discussion with Dr. Sonny Kelly will follow the performance. “The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC Black Veterans” is a one-man presentation & […]

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As part of the Great Reads from Great Places program, North Carolina Humanities annually selects one book for young readers and one book for adults. The books are either written by a North Carolina author or prominently portray stories of the state to be featured at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, […]

Fayetteville Loses its City Charter

Cumberland County Public Library 300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, NC, United States

Did you know that Fayetteville once lost its right to be a city? In the 1880s, the city lost its charter, and for a time became the town "formerly known as Fayetteville". Learn about this fascinating tale in a presentation by the Fayetteville History Museum. This program is part of the Museum on Main Street […]

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Community Conversations: Life in the New South

What makes a New South City? What challenges and opportunities does living in the Southern United States present? In this free roundtable community discussion, hosted by Levine Museum of the New South, you’ll hear from local community members about their experiences and insights on what the New South actually means. How did we get here […]

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