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SlaveryMARKING HISTORY: Orange Street LandingSubmitted by Tim Buckley on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 3:33pm.READ MORE: 
The Cape Fear area is full of history, especially from the Civil War era, including a remarkable story of escape.
Full story...First black joins NC's Sons of American RevolutionSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 4:48pm.READ MORE:
A chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in North Carolina is inducting its first black member, a firefighter who only recently learned his ancestor was freed from slavery after fighting for American independence.
Full story... » Charges dismissed in alleged NC enslavement caseSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 11:09am.READ MORE:
A North Carolina woman who said she was a religious deity will not stand trial on charges she kept three children in domestic slavery.
Full story... » Southern swamp holds clues about runaway slavesSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 2:02pm.READ MORE:
A permanent exhibition opening this fall will show how the Great Dismal Swamp became a haven for thousands of people escaping slavery before the Civil War.
Full story... » No historical marker for blacks who fought for SouthSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:54am.READ MORE:
Plans for a historical marker commemorating 10 black men who served the Confederacy are being rejected by Union County officials as inappropriate for the old county courthouse.
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