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The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian award bestowed by the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is awarded in the four fields of science, literature, the fine arts, and public service. Sometimes referred to as the "Nobel Prize of North Carolina", [citation needed] the award
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is granted by the Governor of North Carolina and is the state's highest civilian honor. [1] Although the award was first given in 1964, records of recipients were not kept until 1983. [1]
Oct. 13—RALEIGH — A Caldwell County native is among six North Carolinians to be given the state's highest civilian honor. The North Carolina Award will be presented to six distinguished North ...
In 2008, Dorothy Counts-Scoggins along with seven other people were honored for helping integrate North Carolina's public schools. [12] Each honoree received the Old North State Award from Governor Mike Easley. In 2010, Harding High School renamed its library in honor of Counts-Scoggins, an honor rarely bestowed upon living persons. [13]
2008 - Willie Parker Peace History Book Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians, for Remembering North Carolina's Confederates (Arcadia Publishing, 2007). [ 2 ] 2006 - Willie Parker Peace History Book Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians, for A Short History of Watauga County (Parkway Publishing, 2005).
The Marrow case helped galvanize continued African-American civil rights activities in Oxford and across the eastern North Carolina black belt. Local civil rights activist Ben Chavis took a lead role in these activities; he led the march to the capital and the boycott of local businesses. The Marrow killing and related events radicalized the ...
Over a two-day hearing on Aug. 29 and Sept. 1, American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina attorneys Henderson Hill and Brian Stull presented evidence on Hill’s behalf to argue the current ...
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