Business and Industry
Limits of Liberalism
1916-1945
North Carolina's conservatism in the 1930s contradicts the state's progressive image, or rather, the myth of its progressivism, born of developments before and after the 1930s. The conservative opposition to the New Deal created momentum for a postwar conservatism and a viable two-party competition in the state. Genuine liberalism, New Deal or otherwise, one could argue, has yet to capture the Tar Heel state.
Limits of Liberalism
North Carolina's conservatism in the 1930s contradicts the state's progressive image, or rather, the myth of its progressivism, born of developments before and after the 1930s. The conservative opposition to the New Deal created momentum for a postwar conservatism and a viable two-party competition in the state. Genuine liberalism, New Deal or otherwise, one could argue, has yet to capture the Tar Heel state.
Edenton Tea Party: An American First
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Willie Jones: Anti-Federalist and Co-Founder of the United States
A man of many titles, including “the Jefferson of North Carolina,” Willie Jones (pronounced Wiley) deserves more attention.
An Overlooked Jeffersonian Argument: Thomas H. Hall and Internal Improvement Legislation
“My present purpose . . . is to present a figure seldom heard of nowadays but one deserving a lasting place in the history of North Carolina.” In 1911, journalist Louis D. Wilson so described Thomas H. Hall, a Congressman from Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Almost 100 years later, Wilson’s statement still rings loudly.
The Story of Lunsford Lane: How Entrepreneurial Spirit Overcame Slavery
Biographers usually love or hate their subjects. So, I must admit before writing further that I admire Lunsford Lane.