Posted in History, Literature on February 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that W.E.B. Du Bois was so impressed with booming African American business and commerce in early twentieth century Durham, he wrote an essay about it? “Du Bois’s essay ‘The Upbuilding of Black Durham’[...]sounds a hopeful note, praising a North Carolina town in which a flourishing black middle class had developed robust manufacturing [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged n.c. quiz, will shortz on February 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a Tar Heel knockoff of a “Va.” quiz offered by puzzlemaster Will Shortz on NPR. Limit your responses to only “N.C.” words (Northampton County, for example, or Nextel Cup.) Spoiler alert: Answers immediately below. 1. As a gubernatorial candidate, Bev Perdue lamented that “Wherever I go, people ask me, ‘Can’t we stop the — [...]
