Battle of Hayes Pond
The Battle of Hayes Pond took place on January 18, 1958. A clash or skirmish more than a battle, the event pitted two groups against one another—a Ku Klux Klan rally of about 50 men and a spontaneous gathering of about 500 Lumbee Indians. The place was near a pond close to Maxton, North Carolina,...
NC’s ‘Great Refusal’ to sign US Constitution led to Bill of Rights
Would we have guaranteed rights to religion, speech, the press, or assembly without NC’s Great Refusal? Likely, in some form, but they may have been harder to defend.
Federalist No. 1: General introduction
After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America.
Do sternly worded letters win wars?
To learn more about the resulting battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge (Feb. 27, 1776), please consider attending North Carolina’s First in Freedom Festival.