N.C. History News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/place/history/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. History News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/place/history/ 32 32 210991526 Rallying for the Rails https://www.theassemblync.com/business/development/trains-passenger-rail-north-carolina/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=52144 A project evaluating new intercity passenger rail lines across North Carolina is igniting new passion for an old form of transportation. ]]>

A project evaluating new intercity passenger rail lines across North Carolina is igniting new passion for an old form of transportation.

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‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’ https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/nina-simone-house-tryon-north-carolina/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50337 An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. ]]>

An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. 

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Battle on the Bridge at the USS NC https://www.theassemblync.com/place/history/battleship-north-carolina-lawsuit-leadership/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:00:44 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=49434 A lawsuit alleges tensions over leadership and work culture are plaguing the beloved USS North Carolina. ]]>

A lawsuit alleges tensions over leadership and work culture are plaguing the beloved USS North Carolina.

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North Carolina’s Deadliest Industrial Accident, 100 Years On https://www.theassemblync.com/place/history/north-carolinas-deadliest-industrial-accident-100-years-on/ Mon, 26 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=47177 A century after underground explosions killed at least 53 people, a community commemorates the state’s ‘forgotten’ mining history.]]>

A century after underground explosions killed at least 53 people, a community commemorates the state’s ‘forgotten’ mining history.

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Postmark Greensboro: The King Cotton Hotel https://www.theassemblync.com/business/development/postmark-greensboro-the-king-cotton-hotel/ Wed, 21 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=47033 A vacant plot of land in the center of downtown Greensboro holds decades of history and untold potential. ]]>

A vacant plot of land in the center of downtown Greensboro holds decades of history and untold potential.

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The Long Journey To Preserve Black History in Greensboro https://www.theassemblync.com/place/black-history-greensboro-neighborhood-preservation/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:39:12 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=38300 An effort to commemorate a neighborhood steeped in Black history finally pays off.]]>

An effort to commemorate a neighborhood steeped in Black history finally pays off.

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Fayetteville Museum Aims to Right the Record on Civil War History https://www.theassemblync.com/place/history/fayetteville-museum-aims-to-right-the-record-on-civil-war-history/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=38245 The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction looks to tell “the truth with all its blemishes.”]]>

The N.C. History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction looks to tell “the truth with all its blemishes.”

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Rev. Nelson Johnson: A Legacy Beyond Tragedy https://www.theassemblync.com/place/history/greensboro-massacre-nelson-johnson/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=37677 Once called “the most dangerous man in Greensboro,” Nelson Johnson survived the Greensboro Massacre and inspired generations.]]>

Once called “the most dangerous man in Greensboro,” Nelson Johnson survived the Greensboro Massacre and inspired generations.

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Revisiting the Greensboro Massacre 45 Years Later https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/books/revisiting-the-greensboro-massacre-45-years-later/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 13:46:51 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=30097 man and woman stand beside road marker for Greensboro Massacre"The relevance is not just timely but timeless," says the author of a new book about the Greensboro Massacre.]]> man and woman stand beside road marker for Greensboro Massacre

"The relevance is not just timely but timeless," says the author of a new book about the Greensboro Massacre.

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In Junaluska, A Historic Church Gathers After the Storm https://www.theassemblync.com/place/in-junaluska-a-historic-church-gathers-after-the-storm/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:09:40 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=28790 This historically Black community just outside of Boone has weathered quite a bit over its 200 years. ]]>

This historically Black community just outside of Boone has weathered quite a bit over its 200 years.

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