For generations, shove poles have helped boaters navigate the shallow waters of Currituck, Albemarle, and Pamlico sounds.
Born in Bostic?
Searching for proof in Rutherford County.
Forgotten Homesteads Are Full of History & Mystery
Old, forgotten farm buildings hold stories and beg to be explored.
The 1950s: A Shared Rhythm
The sound of change is in the air along the North Carolina Coast: The lively music coming out of a black resort community called Seabreeze attracts white audiences eager for something new.
The Our State Decades Series Keeps Rolling with the ’50s
By 1950, The war that defined the previous decade is just a painful memory. The boys have long since come home, and people are moving fast and optimistically toward a bright future.
Dawn of the Dream
An audience at a high school in Rocky Mount got an early preview of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic words, “I have a dream.” A long-lost audiotape of that 1962 speech casts new light on the meaning of his famous phrase then — and now.
Seeing Stars
In the mid-20th century, a Greensboro nightclub attracted national acts. Today, it’s the stuff of legend.
