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  2. North Carolina Award - Wikipedia

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    The award was proposed by state Senator Robert Lee Humber of Pitt County, who wanted to recognize people who had contributed to the betterment of North Carolina and inspire others. He won the award for public service in 1968. Biographical essays are available for each North Carolina Award recipient in the ceremony program for that year.

  3. List of accolades received by Selma - Wikipedia

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    Selma: Won [14] BET Awards: June 28, 2015: Best Collaboration John Legend and Common for "Glory" Won [15] Best Movie Selma: Won Black Reel Awards: February 19, 2015: Outstanding Film Selma: Won [16] [17] Outstanding Actor – Feature David Oyelowo: Won Outstanding Supporting Actor – Feature Wendell Pierce: Won Outstanding Supporting Actress ...

  4. Selma Burke - Wikipedia

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    Selma Burke was born on December 31, 1900, in Mooresville, North Carolina, the seventh of 10 children of Reverend Neil and Mary Elizabeth Colfield Burke. [7] [8] Her father was an AME Church Minister who worked on the railroads for additional income. Her father died when she was twelve and in 1970 her mother was 101 years old. [6]

  5. List of Order of the Long Leaf Pine recipients - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. List of people from North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    George Washington Vanderbilt II (1862–1914), billionaire who created the Biltmore Estate in the North Carolina mountains; it is the largest privately owned mansion in the Western Hemisphere and North Carolina's top tourist attraction (Asheville) Blake R. Van Leer (1893–1956), president of Georgia Tech, inventor and civil rights advocate ...

  7. Category:North Carolina Heritage Award winners - Wikipedia

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  8. Government stumbles, complex problems. The N&O held the ... - AOL

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    GOVERNMENT STUMBLES. ... North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood makes an appearance in Wake County court on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Raleigh, N.C. Woods pleaded guilty to misdemeanor hit-and ...

  9. Order of the Long Leaf Pine - Wikipedia

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    The certificate reads in part: Reposing special confidence in the integrity, learning and zeal of [honoree], I [the Governor of North Carolina] do by these presents confer The Order of the Long Leaf Pine with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary, privileged to enjoy fully all rights granted to members of this exalted order, among which is the special privilege to propose the following North ...