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Central Orphanage of North Carolina Encyclopedia
Segregated orphanages in North Carolina necessitated the creation of an orphanage for dependent and neglected African American children. An idea for such an orphanage in Henderson, North Carolina was born, when Rev. Augustus Shepard, father of James Shepard the founder of North Carolina Central University, felt burdened when observing the squalid,living conditions of homeless African American children.
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Contraband Camps Encyclopedia
Before the end of the Civil War, as Union troops occupied more and more of North Carolina during the Civil War, more and more slaves fled to Union lines to live in what were then called contraband camps. Contrabands (freedmen) were escaped slaves from the Confederate territory into Union territory.
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Robert Fredrick Hoke (1837-1912) Encyclopedia
According to Captain Samuel A. Ashe, North Carolina legislator and historian, “Hoke was Lee’s best general and the most distinguished soldier in North Carolina.” The Confederate service of Robert Fredrick Hoke, a Lincolnton native, earned him the title “the Stonewall of Fork Road” and the respect of many North Carolinians.
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (Raleigh) Encyclopedia
In 1924 the Greek-American community of Raleigh decided to establish a Greek Orthodox parish, and in 1935 they were served by the first resident priest. Parishioners overcame the economic difficulties of the 1930s and collected enough money to lay the cornerstone of the first Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on November 30, 1937. Five months later, construction was complete.
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Aaron McDuffie Moore (1863-1923) Encyclopedia
Born on September 6, 1863 to free yeoman farmer parents, Aaron McDuffie Moore used educational opportunities to improve his social condition and to better his community.
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James O'Kelly (1736?-1826) Encyclopedia
James O’Kelly, a fiery, revivalist preacher in Virginia and North Carolina from 1775-1826, preached religious liberty. He decried slavery, using republican rhetoric in
An Essay on Negro Slavery, and criticized Methodist polity in
The Author’s Apology for Protesting Against the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1794, he created the Republican Methodist denomination, which became the Christian Church in the South in 1802. O’Kelly moved to North Carolina in 1787 and died in Chatham County in 1826.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral Encyclopedia
Sacred Heart Cathedral is the Mother Church for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, making it the spiritual center for Catholics in eastern North Carolina. It is the smallest cathedral in the continental United States. Sacred Heart’s parochial school was desegregated in 1953, a year before the
Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church Encyclopedia
Established in 1734, St. Thomas Episcopal Church is North Carolina’s oldest surviving church. The church is located in the town of Bath.
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Bishop Vincent S. Waters (1904-1974) Encyclopedia
Bishop of the Raleigh Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church from 1945 to 1974, Vincent S. Waters is known mostly for denouncing segregation and ordering the desegregation of North Carolina Catholic churches and schools in 1953—a year before the
Brown v. Board of Education case.
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Welsh Encyclopedia
North Carolina's diverse ethnic history includes the Welsh, who migrated from the middle colonies during the early eighteenth century to work in the naval stores industry. By the end of the century, the Welsh owned numerous properties and played a vital role in North Carolina society. More than a few modern-day North Carolinians are of Welsh descent.
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