This year marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of the 1868 North Carolina Constitution. Although there were conventions that drastically changed the state’s constitution in 1835 and 1875, the Old North State has had three constitutions: 1776, […]
“Few men have been as important in the intellectual renaissance of American conservatism as Richard M. Weaver.” After the North Carolinian’s premature death in 1963, these words appeared in an issue of a student publication, […]
North Carolina history enthusiasts have definitely heard of Zebulon B. Vance, the Confederate colonel turned wartime governor in 1862. Many have also heard of John W. Ellis, the longtime politician and judge who died during […]
For many, HOA is an acronym for their homeowners association. I’m referring, however, to the Heroes of America, a clandestine group during the American Civil War that supposedly originated in Randolph County, opposed secession from […]
After the Constitution was drafted and then submitted for approval, nine state ratification conventions quickly adopted a more “energetic” government, with enumerated powers. There were four holdouts, though. Among them was North Carolina. Thomas Jefferson […]
Sometimes the differences among North Carolinians prove that we have a distinctive and similar state identity. North Carolinians, for instance, are divided passionately regarding whether eastern or western barbecue and sometimes whether clogging or shag […]
Unless you have been living under rock, you know that the Houston Astros recently won the World Series. Growing up, I played only backyard baseball with friends, but I learned to appreciate the subtle (and […]
© 2022 — North State Media LLC