The Black Pioneers was one of the few all-black military companies during the American Revolution. What's its connection to NC? Find out at ncpedia.org/anchor/black-pio….
Image: Booth, William. A black wood cutter at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. 1788. National Archives of Canada #A250
Check out this ANCHOR article, which provides a history of the struggle for equal voting rights in the South, including in NNC: ncpedia.org/anchor/struggle-….
Image credit: “McComb voting demonstration.” 1962. The University of Southern Mississippi: University Libraries.
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The track and field portion of the 2024 Olympics is underway. Many North Carolinians have represented the U.S. in this competition, and several are on the current squad. Learn more about the history of NC track and field Olympians at ncpedia.org/track-and-field.
July 30th is National Climb a Mountain Day! In NC, there are several state parks with mountains to hike or climb. (Others include beaches, trails, paddling, and more.) Explore NC State Parks in NCpedia (bit.ly/3zXS6Sw) & the NC Parks website (bit.ly/2XyTWlX)!
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Learn about the over $2.5 million in grant funds that were awarded to libraries across North Carolina, new historical documents about NC that are now available online, and more in the latest issue of SLNC News. statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/news/…
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Happy First Day of Summer! 📷Cover of the 2012 summer issue of Coastwatch magazine. Coastwatch is the flagship publication of North Carolina Sea Grant. To browse and search issues of Coastwatch, visit the NC Digital Collections, slnc.info/CoastWatch.
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Take a look at the new Juneteenth Collection! It features items from the NC Digital Collections and online resources NCpedia and ANCHOR that embody the spirit of the #Juneteenth holiday, focusing on emancipation and freedom seeking in our state. ncpedia.org/sites/default/fi…
Do you know North Carolina's "Juneteenth" story? Watch the NC African American Heritage Commission video of a conversation at Historic Stagville with United States Colored Troops reenactor Bernard George. youtu.be/-l7xT9ByDDE.
#Juneteenth#NC
Did you know that today is #InternationalBathDay? 📷 "The best kind of a nightcap or an eye opener for hot weather." Illustration from the July 1917 issue of Bulletin of the NC Board of Health (p.111). North Carolina Digital State Documents Collection.
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Happy Birthday to Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown born in Henderson, NC (June 11, 1883)! Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown was an author, educator, and founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, NC. slnc.info/CHB 📷Charlotte Hawkins Brown, @CHBMuseum.
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We're currently hiring for the position of Outreach Librarian. For more information and to apply, please visit slnc.info/GHL-OL. The application window closes on June 10, 2024.
#NowHiring#NCJobs#LibraryJobs
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We're currently hiring for the position of Outreach Librarian. For more information and to apply, please visit slnc.info/GHL-OL. The application window closes on June 10, 2024.
#NowHiring#NCJobs#LibraryJobs
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Check out the latest edition of the SLNC News! Updates include the announcement of the Community Partnerships for Literacy Grant recipients, highlights from NC Library Week, and recent additions to the SLNC Government & Heritage Library's collections:
slnc.info/SLNCNews-0524.
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