WILMINGTON, N.C. -- One of the most important African American leaders of the late 1800s was born in North Carolina, but his accomplishments and influence vanished from history for 100 years. Abraham ...

Hurricane Hazel was the most powerful hurricane to ever hit North Carolina. The storm caused major flooding and damage as it made landfall in October 1954. More than 1,000 people were killed in the ...

North Carolina’s history is built on defiance, survival, and reinvention. From the mystery of Roanoke to revolutionary battles, slave uprisings, civil war devastation, Jim Crow oppression, and the ...

We all know about July 4, 1776, but what do you know about May 20, 1775? Then, poetry from the new book "We (The People of ...

The North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh. The political stakes in purple states — those with small electoral margins that can swing back and forth between the two major parties — are ...

Ketchie is working on a project to document as many mills in North Carolina as he can in order to preserve a part of our ...

Forty-eight of the 50 states in the U.S. have an official state song. (New Jersey is the only state without one, and Maryland retired theirs in 2021.) They are all unique and express distinct ...

North Carolina state officials joined historians and Black community leaders Wednesday under a sprawling oak tree in the heart of downtown Raleigh for the long-anticipated unveiling of the state's ...