As war tensions ratchet up, the Marine Corps needs a training ground on the East Coast, and the military finds what it’s looking for near Jacksonville.
Surviving Hurricane Florence: The Outlook
Hurricanes are a fact of life along the North Carolina coast. Every summer and fall, seaside residents watch the weather forecasts and hope for the best. Occasionally, they simply hope to survive.
Surviving Hurricane Florence: The Approach
Hurricanes are a fact of life along the North Carolina coast. Every summer and fall, seaside residents watch the weather forecasts and hope for the best. Occasionally, they simply hope to survive.
Surviving Hurricane Florence: The Aftermath
Hurricanes are a fact of life along the North Carolina coast. Every summer and fall, seaside residents watch the weather forecasts and hope for the best. Occasionally, they simply hope to survive.
Surviving Hurricane Florence: The Landfall
Hurricanes are a fact of life along the North Carolina coast. Every summer and fall, seaside residents watch the weather forecasts and hope for the best. Occasionally, they simply hope to survive.
The 1940s: A Man For His Time
North Carolina’s wartime governor takes office with a desire to help the state he loves.
The 1940s: Learning, the Black Mountain Way
An experiment with innovative teachers and a nontraditional curriculum yields a controversial educational experience.
The 1940s: Workers Unite
A group of black women in Winston-Salem takes a stand to demand better wages and safer working conditions. The movement they start grows into a short-lived, but effective, labor union.
The 1940s: A Mighty Storm
A late summer hurricane slams the Outer Banks, leaving a path of destruction like nothing North Carolina’s coast has ever seen before.
