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‘Many People See Black History As Separate, But Black History is American History’: An Interview With Gate’s County’s Reba Green-Holley

By Amy Beth Wright Reba Green-Holley retired as Gates County’s Extension Director in 2014, but she hasn’t stopped working for a moment since. Extension programs are established by university land grants and bring on-campus research to locals, “improving the quality of life in the community at-large,” says Green- Holley. In North Carolina, North Carolina State

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New Addition to the Historic Jarvisburg Colored School Visitor Center

On February 6, 2024, Rick Kinner, of Corolla, along with other members of the Outer Banks Stamp Club, presented the Historic Jarvisburg Colored School with two framed Black Heritage stamp collections of African American leaders, entertainers, sports figures, writers and historical figures. These collections are hanging on the wall of the School’s visitor center for

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“The whole story needs to be told, and it’s a privilege to be part of that process:” An Interview with Karen Hayes, Site Manager of Somerset Place State Historic Site

“The whole story needs to be told, and it’s a privilege to be part of that process:” An Interview with Karen Hayes, Site Manager of Somerset Place State Historic Site The Somerset Place State Historic Site in Creswell was once one of North Carolina’s largest antebellum plantations. More than 861 enslaved people worked on the

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Kadesh A. M. E. Zion Church exterior in 2002, prior to Hurricane Isabel. Image courtesy of Norman Brinkley, Jr.

“I Want to Walk Down That Aisle and Into That Choir Box and Sing One More Time.” An Interview with Sadie Riddick, Chair of the Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church Restoration Project

By Amy Beth Wright The Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church, at the heart of the Edenton, North Carolina community since the turn of the century, has urgently needed restoration since September of 2003, when Hurricane Isabel battered eastern North Carolina. Hannibal Badham, Sr., a formerly enslaved carpenter, built the church in 1897, with Tiffany stained glass

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Mapping Spaces of Freedom: An Interview with Elizabeth City Scholar and Public Historian Dr. Melissa Stuckey

“My research, work, and scholarship are about how African Americans create community—how they use institutions to get autonomy and self-definition and self-manifestation to create spaces of freedom.” —Dr. Melissa N. Stuckey, Assistant Professor of History and Social Sciences at Elizabeth City State University By Amy Beth Wright Dr. Melissa N. Stuckey’s work as a professor

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Annita Thomas interviews Troye Washington Clanton

Annita Thomas interviews Troye Washington Clanton about her recent experience visiting the Outer Banks and Northeast region of North Carolina. Annita is the on-air personality of the award-winning travel radio show Travel With Annita. She shares fascinating human interest stories exploring destinations through the eyes and voices of people who call them home. Travel with

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A Day in Currituck County

Established in 1668, Currituck County is steeped in history and heritage. Named for an indigenous Algonquin term meaning “the land of the wild goose,” Currituck is largely defined by the wildlife, waterways, marshes, woods, and plentiful farmland that surround the area. As your journey takes you south from the Currituck mainland to the Outer Banks,

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