Worship in Warsaw
The pastor of a 120-member church in tiny Warsaw pores over the small details to make the community’s annual service something very big indeed.
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History & Religion
The Story Collector
William Ivey can tell you most anything you’d want to know about longrifles, or pottery in the Seagrove tradition, or antique furniture crafted in Randolph County. What he values most about the individual pieces he’s collected over the years, however, are the personal histories they carry.
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A Part of Us All
When four young men took their seats at a lunch counter 51 years ago, they had no intentions of leaving and no idea what would happen. Such a simple act, denied them for so long, reignited the civil rights movement throughout the South. Today, the lunch counter and the seats are preserved at the same South Elm Street location in Greensboro as part of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, giving all of us the chance to experience North Carolina’s place in the movement toward equality.
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Cherokee
In the Great Smoky Mountains, a story of survival, endurance, and identity unfolds through the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.
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The Lost Rocks: The Dare Stones and the Unsolved Mystery of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony by David La Vere
The Lost Rocks: The Dare Stones and the Unsolved Mystery of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony by David La Vere. Offering a fresh view of one of America’s greatest mysteries, David La Vere blends fact and fiction in his historical
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Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina by Dr. Leonard Rogoff
“The best parts are the touching personal portraits, anecdotes, and photographs gathered through hundreds of documented interviews, all woven with the skill of an artist completing a beautiful pastiche.”
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Sunrise Celebration
As Easter morning breaks over Creswell, the small farming community crosses religious and ethnic lines to celebrate the holiest of Christian holidays.
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