Opinion
Lenoir aided independence in word and deed
Old Fort isn’t the only place name commemorating these events. Lenoir County, the city of Lenoir, and Rutherford County do, too.
Opinion
Fiction can be a teaching tool
“It is a delight!” That’s what a recent reviewer said about my novel Mountain Folk, which she called an “entertaining and instructive” blend of American history, folklore, and fantasy. “As a long-time teacher of middle school and high school students,” she wrote, “I think Mountain Folk would be a great addition to school reading lists.”...
Opinion
Touch not the ancient monuments: An appeal to honor on erasing history
There is no higher camaraderie than reconciled brothers. There is no lower connivance than reconciliation revoked. Yet, memorials, naming events, and great halls of learning erected by generations past to seek reconciliation among brothers formerly entangled in war are being systematically destroyed. Reading Scripture, the better word may be “desecrated,” for we read, “Remove not...
Opinion
Carolina mysteries fire the imagination
When Morgan Reaves heard his sister Elizabeth chattering about the man she saw playing around atop Chimney Rock, he had plenty of reasons not to believe her. People just didn’t go climbing such steep cliffs, not in 1806 and certainly not for simple recreation. Morgan knew there wasn’t anything worth collecting on the small summit...
Opinion
When Politics Turned Physical
An influential early 19th-century N.C. congressman was bloodied during a “fracas” following a heated debate with a colleague.
Opinion
Another Year for the History Books
It seems likely that future scholars of North Carolina’s political history will look back on the year 2013 as a momentous one.
Opinion
A Battle or a Massacre?
As happened several times during the 18th and 19th centuries, Indian leaders had chosen the losing side and would pay a stiff price for it.
Opinion
James Madison’s Costly Mistake
If America had matched its bellicose rhetoric with credible military preparations, war might well have been avoided altogether.
Opinion
The Patriots Behind The County Names
Many North Carolina counties take their names from defenders of liberty. Without these patriots, North Carolina history would have a much different character.
News
Friday Interview: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law
RALEIGH — Matthew Warshauer, professor of history at Central Connecticut State University, recently addressed a John Locke Foundation North Carolina History Project Headliner luncheon in Raleigh. He also discussed his book, Andrew Jackson and the Politics of Martial Law: Nationalism, Civil Liberties, and Partisanship, with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
