White Men and White Metal
How a small group of white men engineered the violent 1898 overthrow of Wilmington’s duly elected multiracial government.
The Man Who Put the Outer Banks on the Map
Aycock Brown, small of stature but gigantic of heart, almost single-handedly brought N.C.’s barrier islands to the outside world.
When Billy Graham Peered Into the Nation’s Soul
The young minister from N.C. took Los Angeles by storm in 1949, holding tent revivals that made him a national figure.
How Jesse Helms Paved the Way for Donald Trump
While the senator, who died in 2008, would have been scandalized by Trump, the two men shared many political attributes.
The Epic Real-Life Friendship Behind an Acclaimed Novel
Lily King’s “Heart the Lover” commemorates three men who bonded as students in Chapel Hill.
Talking to North Carolina’s Latest Pulitzer Prize Winner
UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal won a Pulitzer Prize for her book Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.
Pride Cometh Before The Fall
After a two-year fight over LGBTQ books and displays, Yancey County is pulling its public library out of a regional system.
More Books Coverage
Greensboro Bound Book Festival Returns Leaner, Just as Powerful
Greensboro’s popular book festival returns this weekend — but this year, it looks a little different.
‘Unapologetically Who We Are’
At Greensboro’s Next Chapter, Black stories are centered on and off the page.
Out of the Lion’s Den
A Christian author with a long list of abandoned business deals and unpaid creditors finds a new home for his work in N.C.
The Trail of the Political Serpent
Conservative political strategist Carter Wrenn describes his complicated relationship with Sen. Jesse Helms and the infamous “White Hands” ad.
Revisiting the Greensboro Massacre 45 Years Later
“The relevance is not just timely but timeless,” says the author of a new book about the Greensboro Massacre.
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