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Bits of History

Bits of History

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James R Walker Jr and North Carolina's Literacy Test

James R Walker Jr and North Carolina's Literacy Test

John Wertheimer, professor of history at Davidson College, discusses how he worked with his undergraduate students to re... Read more

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Women's Suffrage in North Carolina

Women's Suffrage in North Carolina

What began in the middle 1800s as a series of public talks that promoted full voting rights for women finally became a n... Read more

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