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Ride along on a five-site tour of Black history across Jackson, Macon and Swain counties.
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Virgil Bryson was a free Black man who helped register voters in Jackson County after the Civil War in 1868. He was threatened by the early version of the…
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1898 was a violent year in North Carolina. The white supremacist coup that took place in Wilmington that year is getting more and more attention as…
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For the first time, Juneteenth will be an official holiday across the country. Beyond governments, local institutions are also recognizing the holiday for…
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Here’s part one of BPR’s features on Ann Miller Woodford. Earlier this week, we profiled local historian Ann Miller Woodford, who published “When All…
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The Western North Carolina Historical Association is located in Asheville's oldest brick house - where at least 70 people were enslaved. Now the…
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Equity is at the center of an event this evening celebrating the more than 150 years since slavery ended. Juneteenth is the annual holiday commemorating…