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7 Things You Should Know About Slavery in Appalachia
Despite enslaving fewer African Americans than the rest of the South, Appalachians have a lot of work to do in reckoning with our racist past.
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Celebrating Juneteenth in Burke: 'We Walk in Solidarity'
Religious leaders remarked on racism, unity, and 'moving forward' during the NAACP's 2024 Juneteenth Freedom Walk around downtown Morganton.
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Confederate Monument Debate Continues While a Promising Solution Is Proposed
Opinions about removal of Morganton's Confederate monument remain mixed, but one community leader takes a stand and offers a solution that may appease…
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Jeffrey Howard
Burke County Leaders Offer Lukewarm Views on Removing the Confederate Monument
Requests for their opinions regarding removal of the Confederate monument result in a blend of compromises and evasions from elected officials.
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New Exhibit Will Interrogate Burke County's History of Slavery
"Shadows of a Time Gone By" should challenge common misconceptions about chattel slavery throughout antebellum Appalachia.
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Jeffrey Howard
Well, We Are Trying That in a Small Town
New murals in Morganton provoke a negative response reminiscent of rhetoric found in a polarizing, anti-justice country song.
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Burke County Residents Sign Letter Asking NC Legislators to Scrap Racist State Statute
In response to an op-ed from Rep. Hugh Blackwell, Burke Coalition for Reconciliation pens a letter to the editor, pleading for officials to undo NC…
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Jeffrey Howard
The Stumbling Block to Justice in Our Community
As Burke residents continue campaigning for removal of a Confederate monument from Downtown Morganton, Martin Luther King Jr's words regarding "white…
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Would Christ's Crucifers Remove Monuments to White Supremacy?
Debate over the removal of Burke County's Confederate monument continues, with one speaker comparing activists to Christ's crucifiers.
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Letting Go of Confederate Identities
Can fostering a new sense of Appalachian identity provide a way for people to connect with their roots while moving away from a racializing and hateful…
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