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Colored Orphanage of North Carolina (Oxford, N.C.),
Borders, T. K.,
Tony, E. E.,
Parham, B. W. (Benjamin Wingate), b. 1883,
Medford, J. W.,
Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton), 1874-1952, and
WPTF (Radio station : Raleigh, N.C.)
My Future Depends Upon You! The Colored Orphanage of North Carolina
[Oxford, N.C.]: [The Orphanage], 1939. [8] p.
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Waddell, Laura B.
conducted by Kieran Taylor
Oral History Interview with Laura B. Waddell, August 6, 2002. Interview R-0175. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Laura Waddell describes her successful career as a tailor as well as her civic activities in Savannah, GA.
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Waddell, M.
The Harriman National Bank Urges Faith, Courage and Patience
New York: Metro Litho. Co., 1918.
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Wadley, Sarah Lois, 1844-1920
Diary, August 8, 1859-May 15 1865
Transcript of the manuscript, UNC-Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection, 607 p.
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Harris, Charles Wilson, 1771-1804
Edited by Henry McGilbert Wagstaff
The Harris Letters
[Chapel Hill, N.C.]: University of North Carolina, [1916]. 91 p.
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Waitt, Thomas A.
Thomas A. Waitt's Bill for Labour Done March 13 to April 29, [1837], May 5, 1837
2 pages, 2 page images.
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Waitt, Thomas A.
Thomas A. Waitt's Estimate for Repairing Steward's Hall, July 22, 1836
2 pages, 2 page images.
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Wake County Medical Society
Medical Fee Bill
[Raleigh, N.C.]: Star Office, [185-?]. 1 p.
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Wake County Workingmen's Association
Resolutions and Address of the Wake County Working-Men's Association
[Raleigh?]: [The Association?], [1859?]. 6 p.
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Walker, David, 1785-1830
Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America, Written in Boston, State of Massachusetts, September 28, 1829
Boston: David Walker, 1830. 88 p.
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Clark, Septima Poinsette
conducted by Eugene Walker
Oral History Interview with Septima Poinsette Clark, July 30, 1976. Interview G-0017. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Septima Clark describes the work of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the late 1950s to mid 1960s, especially the community education programs that she directed for the SCLC and the Highlander Folk School. She rejoices in the new voters and civil rights legislation that resulted from their work but noticed drawbacks arising from prejudice against female leaders, disdain for the poor, and clashes in leadership styles.
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Walker, John Otey, b. 1887
Official History of the 120th Infantry "3rd North Carolina" 30th Division, from August 5, 1917, to April 17, 1919. Canal Sector, Ypres-Lys Offensive, Somme Offensive
[Lynchburg, Va.]: [J. P. Bell Co.], [1919]. 56 p.
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Walker, Thomas Davis, 1822-1865
"Confederated Government," Speech of Thomas O. D. Walker, April 19, 1843
7 pages, 7 page images.
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Walker, William
edited by Thomas S. Gaines
Buried Alive (Behind Prison Walls) for a Quarter of a Century: Life of William Walker
Saginaw, Mich.: Friedman & Hynan, 1892. [5]-208 p.
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Wallace, Frances Woolfolk, b. 1835
Diary, March 19-August 25 1864
Transcript of the manuscript, UNC-Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection, 76 p.
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Wallace, George
conducted by Walter DeVries and Jack Bass
Oral History Interview with Gov. George Wallace, July 15, 1974. Interview A-0024. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Longstanding Alabama governor and former presidential candidate George Wallace discusses Alabama politics and racial issues in the United States.
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Walters, Alexander, b. 1858
My Life and Work
New York ; Chicago [etc.]: Fleming H. Revell Company, [c1917]. 272 p.
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Thompson, Charles D.
conducted by Jun Wang
Oral History Interview with Charles D. Thompson, October 15, 1990. Interview K-0810. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Charles D. Thompson describes his career as a small farmer in North Carolina. Though he found financial success in farming, he was not able to recapture the feel of the farming community of his youth.
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Ward, Dallas T.
The Last Flag of Truce
Franklinton, N.C.: [D.T. Ward?, 1915?]. 16 p.
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Ward, Samuel Ringgold, b. 1817
Autobiography of a Fugitive Negro: His Anti-Slavery Labours in the United States, Canada, & England
London: John Snow, 35, Paternoster Row, 1855. 412 p.
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edited by William Francis Allen, Charles Pickard Ware, and Lucy McKim Garrison
Slave Songs of the United States
New York: A. Simpson & Co., 1867. xliv, 115 p.
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Warner, Ashton, d. 1831 and
Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885
Negro Slavery Described by a Negro: Being the Narrative of Ashton Warner, a Native of St. Vincent's. With an Appendix Containing the Testimony of Four Christian Ministers, Recently Returned from the Colonies, on the System of Slavery as It Now Exists
London: Samuel Maunder, 1831. 144 p.
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Warren, Ebenezer W., b. 1820
Nellie Norton: or, Southern Slavery and the Bible. A Scriptural Refutation of the Principal Arguments upon which the Abolitionists Rely. A Vindication of Southern Slavery from the Old and New Testaments.
Macon, Ga.: Burke, Boykin & Company, 1864. 208 p.
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Warren, Edith
conducted by Leda Hartman
Oral History Interview with Edith Warren, August 28, 2002. Interview K-0601. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
State congresswoman Edith Warren describes the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in Pitt County, NC.
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Warren, Edward, 1828-1893
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital
Richmond, Va.: West & Johnson, 1863. 401 p.
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Warren, Edward Jenner, 1826-1876
To the Citizens of Beaufort County
S.l.: s.n., between 1861 and 1865. 1 p.
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Henderson, Madison,
Warrick, Alfred Amos,
Seward, James W., and
Brown, Charles
edited by A. B. Chambers
Trials and Confessions of Madison Henderson, Alias Blanchard, Alfred Amos Warrick, James W. Seward, and Charles Brown, Murderers of Jesse Baker and Jacob Weaver, as Given by Themselves; and a Likeness of Each, Taken in Jail Shortly after Their Arrest
Saint Louis: Chambers & Knapp, 1841. [iv], 76 p.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
illustrated by Frank Beard
An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work
Toronto, Ont.; Naperville, Ill.: J. L. Nichols & Co., c1901. 455 p.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Frederick Douglass
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1906. 365 p.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. viii, 313 p.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 and
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
The Negro in the South, His Economic Progress in Relation to His Moral and Religious Development; Being the William Levi Bull Lectures for the Year 1907.
Philadelphia: G. W. Jacobs, 1907. 222 p.
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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., c1901. ix, 330 p.
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Waterhouse & Bowes (Raleigh, NC)
Letter from Waterhouse & Bowes to William Percival, September 7, 1859
2 pages, 2 page images.
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Watkins, James, b. 1821?
Narrative of the Life of James Watkins, Formerly a "Chattel" in Maryland, U. S.; Containing an Account of His Escape from Slavery, Together with an Appeal on Behalf of Three Millions of Such "Pieces of Property," Still Held Under the Standard of the Eagle
Bolton, Eng.: Kenyon and Abbatt, 1852. vi, 7-48 p.
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Watkins, James, b. 1821?
Struggles for Freedom; or The Life of James Watkins, Formerly a Slave in Maryland, U. S.; in Which is Detailed a Graphic Account of His Extraordinary Escape from Slavery, Notices of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Sentiments of American Divines on the Subject of Slavery, etc., etc.
Manchester, [Eng.]: Printed for James Watkins by A. Heywood, Oldham Street, 1860. x, 11-104 p.
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Watson, Alfred Augustin, 1818-1905
Sermon Delivered Before the Annual Council of the Diocese of North Carolina, Upon the Festival of the Ascension, May 14, 1863
Raleigh: Progress Print, 1863. 24 p.
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Cone, Caesar
conducted by Harry Watson
Oral History Interview with Caesar Cone, January 7, 1983. Interview C-0003. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Mill owner Caesar Cone reflects on the textile industry and what he views as the pernicious influence of government in business and society.
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Watson, Henry, b. 1813
Narrative of Henry Watson, a Fugitive Slave
Boston: Published by Bela Marsh, 1848. 48 p.
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Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
Marse Henry: An Autobiography. Volume I
New York: George H. Doran Company, c1919. xiii, 315 p.
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Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
Marse Henry: An Autobiography. Volume II
New York: George H. Doran Company, c1919. xiii, 315 p.
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Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker), 1821-1895
Cyclopaedia of African Methodism
Baltimore: Methodist Episcopal Book Depository, 1882. viii, 190 p.
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Wayman, A. W. (Alexander Walker), 1821-1895
My Recollections of African M. E. Ministers, or Forty Years' Experience in the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia: A. M. E. Book Rooms, 1881. xxii, 250 p.
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Pearson, Conrad Odell
conducted by Walter Weare
Oral History Interview with Conrad Odell Pearson, April 18, 1979. Interview H-0218. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Conrad Odell Pearson grew up in Durham, North Carolina. After obtaining his law degree at Howard Law School in the early 1930s, Pearson returned to Durham, where he became actively involved in legal struggles against segregation in higher education. In this interview, he describes his participation in various civil rights activities, his perception of African American leaders James Shepherd and C. C. Spaulding, and race relations in Durham.
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Turner, Viola
conducted by Walter Weare
Oral History Interview with Viola Turner, April 15, 1979. Interview C-0015. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Viola Turner, who served as treasurer of North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, describes her childhood in Macon, Georgia, and her experiences in Durham, North Carolina, after she settled there in the early 1920s following brief sojourns in Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. In remembering her life experiences in the early twentieth century. She focuses particularly on education, race relations, the importance of skin color, and segregation in business and leisure activities in the South.
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Clement, William and
Clement, Josephine
conducted by Walter Weare and Juanita Weare
Oral History Interview with William and Josephine Clement, June 19, 1986. Interview C-0031. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Josephine and William Clement were both born and raised in the South. Both describe their family backgrounds and education. Josephine focuses on race relations in Atlanta and her father's radical politics, while William describes his participation with the Masons and his work with North Carolina Mutual.
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Aycock, Grace
conducted by Frances A. Weaver
Oral History Interview with Grace Aycock, March 28, 1990. Interview L-0037. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Grace Aycock briefly describes her childhood and her education in North Carolina during the 1920s and 1930s. Most of the interview is dedicated to a discussion of Aycock's life with her husband, William Aycock, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina (1957-1964). She also discusses her husband's decision to return to teaching, her pursuit of a Master's degree in social work, and her battle with multiple sclerosis.
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Weaver, Richard Thomas
"The Life and Character of John Howard," Senior Speech of Richard T. Weaver, April 1846
5 pages, 6 page images.
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Holt, Nancy
conducted by Frances E. Webb
Oral History Interview with Nancy Holt, October 27, 1985. Interview K-0010. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Nancy Holt, raised in North Carolina's Cane Creek community and a member of the Cane Creek Conservation Authority, discusses the reaction of the community when UNC and the Orange County Water and Sewer Authority attempted to build a reservoir in Cane Creek.
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Webb, William Edwards, ca. 1777-1829
"Are Treaties Which Are Made Contrary to the Law of Nations Binding?" Composition of William E. Webb for the Dialectic Society, August 1797
2 pages, 2 page images.
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Webb, William, b. 1836
The History of William Webb, Composed by Himself
Detroit: Egbert Hoekstra, 1873. 77 p.
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Webb, William Edwards, ca. 1777-1829
Letter from William E. Webb to Richard Bennehan, May 20, 1800
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Chesney, Pharaoh Jackson, b. 1781? and
Webster, J. C. (John Coram), b. 1861
Last of the Pioneers: Or, Old Times in East Tenn., Being the Life and Reminiscences of Pharaoh Jackson Chesney (Aged 120 Years)
Knoxville, Tenn.: S. B. Newman & Co., Printers & Book Binders, 1902. 129, [1] p.
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Weeks, Stephen Beauregard, 1865-1918
A History of the Young Men's Christian Association Movement in North Carolina. 1857-1888. Read before the Twelfth Annual State Convention in Charlotte, N.C., April 21, 1888, and Published by the Executive Committee at the Request of the Convention
Raleigh, N.C.: Observer Printing Company, 1888. 20 p.
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Weeks, Stephen Beauregard, 1865-1918
John Chavis. Antebellum Negro Preacher and Teacher
From The Southern Workman (February 1914). Hampton, Va.: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, 1914. 8 p.
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University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society
Edited by Stephen Beauregard Weeks
Register of Members of the Philanthropic Society, Instituted in the University of North Carolina, August 1st, 1795
Raleigh, N.C.: Edwards, Broughton & Co, 1887. 72 p.
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Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895
American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses
New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1839. 224 p.
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Higgins, Bennie
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Bennie Higgins, December 28, 1990. Interview M-0003. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Longtime North Carolina high school principal Bennie Higgins describes the details of the position and reflects on race in the post-desegregation classroom.
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Johnson, Charles
conducted by Goldie F. Wells and Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Charles Johnson, December 29, 1990. Interview M-0025. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Black principal Charles Johnson describes the challenges of his profession and his extra effort to maintain discipline in a post-desegregation environment.
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Barbour, Coleman
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Coleman Barbour, February 16, 1991. Interview M-0032. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Coleman Barbour reflects on the diminished power of black principals as well as the state of the black community and its waning investment in education.
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Mask, J. W.
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with J. W. Mask, February 15, 1991. Interview M-0013. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
J.W. Mask describes his stewardship of a segregated black high school and his struggle to provide his students with adequate resources.
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Jessup, John
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with John Jessup, January 11, 1991. Interview M-0024. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
John Jessup discusses his employment as the principal of a North Carolina public school and as an administrator in the Winston-Salem public schools. He describes the challenges he faced as an African American as well as the changes brought about by desegregation.
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Freeman, Johnny A.
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Johnny A. Freeman, December 27, 1990. Interview M-0011. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Longtime principal Johnny A. Freeman reflects on the mixed legacy of desegregation.
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Campbell, Leroy
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Leroy Campbell, January 4, 1991. Interview M-0007. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#40007)
Leroy Campbell describes his experiences as the principal of the all-black Unity School in Iredell County, NC.
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Defreece, Loistine
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Loistine Defreece, February 16, 1991. Interview M-0034. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Loistine Defreece, the first black female principal in Lumberton, NC, discusses her job and reflects briefly on some of the challenges race poses to modern educators.
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Spain, Ray
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Ray Spain, January 26, 1990. Interview M-0029. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Ray Spain, the principal of Bertie High School at the time of this interview, describes his management style and the demands of his job.
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Hicks, Richard
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Richard Hicks, February 1, 1991. Interview M-0023. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Richard Hicks, who in 1991 was the principal of the all-black Hillside High School in Orange County, NC, describes his job and offers some brief thoughts on the minimal impact of desegregation on his career in education.
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Logan, Robert
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Robert Logan, December 28, 1990. Interview M-0027. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Robert Logan, principal of Hugh M. Cummings High School in Burlington, NC, reflects on the details of his job and the challenge of race in the post-desegregation atmosphere.
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Bell, Venton
conducted by Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Venton Bell, January 30, 1991. Interview M-0018. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Venton Bell, principal of Harding High School in Charlotte, NC, describes his duties and reflects on race and education.
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Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Thoughts upon Slavery in "A Collection of Religious Tracts."
Philadelphia: Re-printed in Philadelphia, with notes, and sold by Joseph Crukshank, 1784. 84 p.
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Westerman, Harry James, b. 1876.
Boys, Do Your Duty : You Can Help Big Brother by Buying Thrift Stamps : Fill Your Card
[United States]: [s.n.], [between 1914 and 1918].
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Westerman, Harry James, b. 1876.
Girls Do Your Duty : You Can Help Big Sister by Buying Thrift Stamps : Fill Your Card
Cleveland: Allied Printing, [between 1914 and 1918].
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Wetmore, W. R.
Letter from W. R. Wetmore to Manuel Fetter, Giving Account of the Burning of the Belfry, August 12, 1856
3 pages, 3 page images.
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Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 and
Odell, Margaretta Matilda
Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave. Dedicated to the Friends of the Africans
Boston: Published by Geo. W. Light, 1834. 103 p.
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Wheeler, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1854-1909
The Varick Family
Mobile, Ala.: s. n., 1906. 58 p.
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Wheeler, John H. (John Hill), 1806-1882
Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
Columbus, Ohio: Columbus Print Works, 1884. 16, lxxiv, 478 p.
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Crawford, Sam
conducted by Judith Wheeler
Oral History Interview with Sam Crawford, October 26, 1985. Interview K-0006. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Sam Crawford describes the formation and activities of the Cane Creek Conservation Authority in their battle against the Orange Water and Sewer Authority's effort to build a reservoir on Cane Creek in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He focuses on the grassroots nature of the CCCA's actions and offers commentary about what he views as the exploitative nature of land development.
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Wheeler, Peter, b. 1789
edited by Charles Edwards Lester
Chains and Freedom: Or, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wheeler, a Colored Man Yet Living. A Slave in Chains, a Sailor on the Deep, and a Sinner at the Cross
New York: E. S. Arnold & Co., 1839. vii, [1], [9]-260 p.
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Whitaker, Exum Lewis, 1823-1847
Letter from Exum Lewis Whitaker to William Figures Lewis, May 4, 1844
3 pages, 4 page images.
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Whitaker, Exum Lewis, 1823-1847
Letter from Exum Whitaker to William F. Lewis, April 1, 1843
4 pages, 4 page images.
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Whitaker, Fess, b. 1880
History of Corporal Fess Whitaker
Louisville, Ky.: The Standard Printing Co., c1918. 152 p.
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White, George, b. 1764
A Brief Account of the Life, Experience, Travels, and Gospel Labours of George White, an African; Written by Himself, and Revised by a Friend
New York: Printed by John C. Totten, 1810. 60 p.
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White, George H. (George Henry), 1852-1918
Defense of the Negro Race--Charges Answered. Speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, January 29, 1901
Washington, D.C.: [G.P.O.], 1901. 14 p.
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Hariot, Thomas, 1560-1621
illustrated by John White and translated by Richard Hakluyt
A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia: of the Commodities and of the Nature and Manners of the Naturall Inhabitants : Discouered bÿ the English Colonÿ There Seated by Sir Richard Greinuile Knight In the ÿeere 1585 : Which Remained Vnder the Gouerenment of Twelue Monethes, At the Speciall Charge and Direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh Knight Lord Warden of the Stanneries Who therein Hath Beene Fauoured and Authorised bÿ Her Maiestie and Her Letters Patents / This Fore Booke Is Made in English by Thomas Hariot seruant to the Aboue-Named Sir Walter, a Member of the Colonÿ, and There Imploÿed in Discouering
[New York]: [J. Sabin & Sons], [1871]. [82] p.
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White, John C.
John C. White's Bill for Labor of Negro Workmen, [1824?]
1 pages, 1 page images.
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Caldwell, Edwin
conducted by Oliver White
Oral History Interview with Edwin Caldwell, March 2, 2001. Interview K-0202. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Edwin Caldwell recalls a lifetime of political organization and advocacy.
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White, William S. (William Spotswood), 1800-1873
The African Preacher. An Authentic Narrative
Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, [c1849]. 139 p.
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White Oak Cotton Mills
Notice!
[Greensboro, N.C.]: White Oak Cotton Mills, 1909. 1 p.
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Whitehead, Walter, 1874-1934
Come On! : Buy More Liberty Bonds
Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho. Co., 1918.
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Whitesell, Emma
conducted by Cliff Kuhn
Oral History Interview with Emma Whitesell, July 27, 1977. Interview H-0057. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Emma Whitesell recalls a lifetime of work in North Carolina textile mills.
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Whitesell, Emma
conducted by Cliff Kuhn
Oral History Interview with Emma Whitesell, July 27, 1977. Interview H-57. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Emma Whitesell discusses changes at Plaid Mill and Swepsonville following the retirement of Walter Williams.
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Whitfield, Theo. (Theodore), 1834-1894
An Appeal to Backslidden Christians
[S.l.: s.n., between 1861 and 1865]. 8 p.
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Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862
Excerpts from the Diary of William B. Whitfield, April 3 and June 7, 1860
6 pages, 6 page images.
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Whitted, J. A., b. 1860
A History of the Negro Baptists of North Carolina
Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1908. 212 p.
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Wilcox, Urquhart, 1874-1941
"We'll Help You to Win the War, Dad," with War Savings Stamps
[United States]: William J. Tully, [between 1914 and 1918].
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Conference of Teachers and Friends of Education (1861: Raleigh, N. C.) and
Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887
Address to the People of North Carolina
[S. l.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865]. 15 p.
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Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887
Alamance; Or, the Great and Final Experiment
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1847. viii, 9-151, [1] p.
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North Carolina. Superintendent of Common Schools and
Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887
First Annual Report of the General Superintendent of Common Schools
Raleigh: W. W. Holden, 1854. 55 p.
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Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887
Pastoral Letter from Alamance Church: To the Members of the Congregation now in the Army of the Confederate States of America
Greensboro, NC: Ingold & Clendenin, Printers, [1863]. 8 p.
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Wilkerson, Major James
Wilkerson's History of His Travels & Labors, in the United States, As a Missionary, in Particular, That of the Union Seminary, Located in Franklin Co., Ohio, Since He Purchased His Liberty in New Orleans, La. &c.
Columbus, OH: s. n., 1861. 43 p.
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Wilkins, Josephine
conducted by Jacquelyn Hall
Oral History Interview with Josephine Wilkins, 1972. Interview G-0063. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Josephine Wilkins was born and raised in Athens, Georgia, in 1893. In the 1920s, she became increasingly interested in issues of social justice. In the 1930s, she became the president of the Georgia chapter of the League of Women's Voters and helped to found the Citizen's Fact Finding Movement. In addition she describes her involvement and perception of such organizations as the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, the Commission of Interracial Cooperation, and the Southern Regional Council.
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Williams, Alfred Brockenbrough, 1856-1930
The Liberian Exodus. An Account of the Voyage of the First Emigrants in the Bark "Azor," and Their Reception at Monrovia, with a Description of Liberia--Its Customs and Civilization, Romances and Prospects
Charleston, S. C.: The News and Courier Book Presses, 1878. 62 p.
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Dixon, Thomas, 1864-1946
illustrated by C. D. Williams
The Leopard's Spots. A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865-1900
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1902. xiii, 469 p.
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Dixon, Thomas, 1864-1946
Illustrated by C. D. Williams
The Traitor: A Story of the Fall of the Invisible Empire
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1907. [xvi], 331 p.
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Williams, Isaac
Aunt Sally: or, The Cross the Way of Freedom. A Narrative of the Slave-life and Purchase of the Mother of Rev. Isaac Williams of Detroit, Michigan
Cincinnati: American Reform Tract and Book Society, 1858. 216 p.
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Williams, Isaac D., b. 1821?- and
Goldie, William Ferguson
Sunshine and Shadow of Slave Life. Reminiscences as told by Isaac D. Williams to "Tege"
East Saginaw, Mich.: Evening News Printing and Binding House, 1885. 91 p.
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Williams, James, b. 1825
Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave, with a Full Description of the Underground Railroad
San Francisco: Women's Union Print, 424 Montgomery Street, 1873. 108 p.
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Williams, James, b. ca. 1819
A Narrative of Events Since the First of August, 1834, By James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica
London: J. Rider, [1837?]. 26 p.
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Williams, James, b. 1805
Narrative of James Williams, an American Slave, Who Was for Several Years a Driver on a Cotton Plantation in Alabama
New York: American Anti-Slavery Society; Boston: Isaac Knapp, 1838. 108 p.
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Williams, Samuel, b. 1852
Before the War, and After the Union. An Autobiography
Boston: Gold Mind, 1929. 171 p.
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Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (N.C.)
Wilmington Up-to-Date: The Metropolis of North Carolina Graphically Portrayed. Compiled under the Auspices of the Chamber of Commerce. Also a series of Comprehensive Sketches of Representative Business Enterprises
Wilmington, N.C.: W. L. De Rosset, 1902. 1-32, 41-116 p.
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Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (N.C.)
Wilmington, North Carolina. Past, Present and Future. History of Its Harbor, with Detailed Reports of the Work for Improving and Restoring the Same, Now Being Conducted by the U. S. Government. Resources and Advantages as an Entrepot for Western Cities. Harbor of Refuge, and Coaling Depot for the Navy and Merchant Marine
Wilmington, N.C.: Published by Order of the Chamber of Commerce, (J.A. Engelhard, Printer), 1872. 84 p.
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Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road
Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Company. Time Table No. 5, From and After Monday, October 31st., 1859
Wilmington, N.C.: Fulton & Price, 1859. 12, [1] p.
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Wilson, Frank. I.
Address Delivered before the Wake County Workingmen's Association: in the Court House at Raleigh, February 6, 1860.
Raleigh: Standard Office Print, 1860. 22 p.
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Wilson, G. R. (Gold Refined)
The Religion of the American Negro Slave: His Attitude Toward Life and Death. From The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 8, 1923. p. 41-71
Lancaster, Pa; Washington, D. C.: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1923. 30 p.
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Wilson, Joseph R. (Joseph Ruggles), 1835-1903
Mutual Relation of Masters and Slaves as Taught in the Bible: A Discourse Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia, on Sabbath Morning, Jan. 6, 1861
Augusta, GA: Steam Press of Chronicle & Sentinel, 1861. 21 p.
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Wilson, Richard Don, 1819-1883
"On the Influence of Women," Commencement Address of R. Don Wilson, [June] 1841
12 pages, 12 page images.
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Wilson-Allen, Tawana Belinda
conducted by Elizabeth Gritter
Oral History Interview with Tawana Belinda Wilson-Allen, May 11, 2006. Interview U-0098. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Tawana Belinda Wilson-Allen recalls her community activist work and her service as a congressional liaison for Congressman Mel Watt. She assesses the tensions between lower-income and wealthier residents in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Rodenko, Igal
conducted by Jacquelyn Hall and Jerry Wingate
Oral History Interview with Igal Rodenko, April 11, 1974. Interview B-0010. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Igal Rodenko came of age during the 1930s and became increasingly involved in leftist politics during those years. During World War II he embraced philosophies of non-violence and pacifism and worked in a camp for conscientious objectors during the conflict. He became a member of CORE during its formative years and participated in the 1947 Journey of Reconciliation, an interracial endeavor to test segregation policies on buses in the South.
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Wingate, W. M. (Washington Manly), 1829-1879
I Have Brought My Little Brother Back
[S.l.: s. n., between 1861 and 1865]. 8 p.
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Winston, Ellen Black
conducted by Annette Smith
Oral History Interview with Ellen Black Winston, December 2, 1974. Interview G-0064. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Ellen Black Winston was born and raised in North Carolina. She received her doctorate in sociology in 1930. Actively involved in issues of social welfare in North Carolina, Winston was appointed as the North Carolina Commissioner of Public Welfare in 1944 and went on to become the first United States Commissioner of Welfare in 1963. In this interview, she describes problems and opportunities for professional women, her goals to improve standards of social welfare in North Carolina, and her work with various branches of government.
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Winston, George Tayloe
First Faculty Minutes After Reopening the University, September 4, 1875
1 pages, 1 page images.
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Winston, George Tayloe
Philanthropic Society Minutes, September 15, 1875 [Containing the First Philanthropic Society Minutes After the University's Reopening]
4 pages, 4 page images.
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Winston, Robert
conducted by Goldie F. Wells and Goldie F. Wells
Oral History Interview with Robert Winston, January 26, 1991. Interview M-0030. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Robert Winston, principal of Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, describes his duties in this interview, reflecting briefly on the impact of desegregation.
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Winston, Robert W. (Robert Watson), 1860-1944
The Red Cross and the War
[Raleigh, N. C.: The Author], 1918. 5 p.
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Winters, S. R. (Sellie Robert), b. 1888
Food Conservation in North Carolina
From American Review of Reviews. Vol. 56 (November 1917). New York: Review of Reviews Co., 1917. 3 p.
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Wirt, William, 1772-1834
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
Philadelphia: Published by James Webster, 1817. xv, 427, x p.
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Wise, John S. (John Sargeant), 1846-1913
The End of an Era
Boston; New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1899. iv, 474 p.
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Withers, Anita Dwyer, fl. 1860-1865
Diary of Anita Dwyer Withers
Transcript of the manuscript, UNC-Chapel Hill, Southern Historical Collection, 130 p.
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Withers, Elijah Benton
Junior Speech of Elijah Benton Withers for the Dialectic Society, 1858: "Are the Classics Worthy of the Attention They Receive in our Modern Colleges?"
11 pages, 11 page images.
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Withers, Elijah B.
Senior Speech of Elijah B. Withers, November 7, 1858
11 pages, 11 page images.
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Withers, Thomas Jefferson, 1804-1866
"Cato" on Constitutional "Money" and Legal Tender. In 12 Numbers from the Charleston Mercury
Charleston: Evans & Cogswell, 1862. 38 p.
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Wood, Henry, 1814-1887
East Lynne, or, The Earl's Daughter
Richmond: West & Johnston, 1864. 224 p.
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Wood, James H.
The War; "Stonewall" Jackson, His Campaigns, and Battles, the Regiment as I Saw Them
Cumberland, Md.: Eddy Press Corporation, [1910]. iv, 181 p.
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Woods, Ruth Dial
conducted by Anne Mitchell Coe and Laura Moore
Oral History Interview with Ruth Dial Woods, June 12, 1992. Interview L-0078. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Ruth Dial Woods describes growing up as a Lumbee Indian in Robeson County, North Carolina, in the 1930s and 1940s. During the 1960s, Woods participated in the civil rights and women's liberation movements. In 1985, she was appointed to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, where she worked to promote equality for minority students.
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Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950
The History of the Negro Church
Washington, D. C.: The Associated Publishers, c1921. 330 p.
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Woodward, C. Vann
conducted by John Egerton
Oral History Interview with C. Vann Woodward, January 12, 1991. Interview A-0341. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Noted historian C. Vann Woodward reflects on race relations in the American South.
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Worsham, John H.
One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry: His Experience and what He Saw During the War 1861-1865, Including a History of "F Company," Richmond, Va., 21st Regiment Virginia Infantry, Second Brigade, Jackson's Division, Second Corps, A. N. Va.
New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1912. 353 p.
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Worth, Jonathan, 1802-1869
Governor Jonathan Worth's Reply, July 30, 1867
1 pages, 1 page images.
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Velazquez, Loreta Janeta, b. 1842
Edited by C. J. Worthington
The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise Known as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate States Army. In Which Is Given Full Descriptions of the Numerous Battles in which She Participated as a Confederate Officer; of Her Perilous Performances as a Spy, as a Bearer of Despatches, as a Secret-Service Agent, and as a Blockade-Runner; of Her Adventures Behind the Scenes at Washington, including the Bond Swindle; of her Career as a Bounty and Substitute Broker in New York; of Her Travels in Europe and South America; Her Mining Adventures on the Pacific Slope; Her Residence among the Mormons; Her Love Affairs, Courtships, Marriages, &c., &c.
Richmond, Va.: Dustin, Gilman & Co., 1876. 606 p.
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Wright, Lacy
conducted by William Finger and Chip Hughes
Oral History Interview with Lacy Wright, March 10, 1975. Interview E-0017. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Lacy Wright worked for Cone Mills in Greensboro, North Carolina, for nearly fifty years, from the late 1910s at the age of twelve to the mid-1960s. He describes work in the textile industry, life in the mill villages, and the role of the labor movement in the Southern textile industry during a large stretch of the twentieth century.
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Wright, Louise Wigfall, 1846-1915
A Southern Girl in '61: The War-Time Memories of a Confederate Senator's Daughter
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1905. xii, 258 p.
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Wright, Marcus Joseph, 1831-1922
Diary of Brigadier-General Marcus J. Wright, C.S.A.: April 23, 1861 - February 26, 1863
[s.l.: s.n., 193-?]. 8 p.
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Wright, Marion
conducted by Jacquelyn Hall
Oral History Interview with Marion Wright, March 8, 1978. Interview B-0034. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Marion Wright was one of a group of white southerners who sought to tackle the entrenched racism of the 20th-century South. As a member of the Southern Regional Council (SRC), he sought to do so without direct action. This interview is a portrait of a civil rights leader in the era before the movement was defined by public protest
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Wright, Richard R. (Richard Robert), b. 1878
Centennial Encyclopaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Containing Principally the Biographies of the Men and Women, both Ministers and Laymen, Whose Labors During a Hundred Years, Helped Make the A. M. E. Church What It Is; Also Short Historical
Sketches of Annual Conferences, Educational Institutions, General Departments, Missionary Societies of the A. M. E. Church, and General Information about
African Methodism and the Christian Church in General; Being a Literary Contribution to the Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary
of the Formation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Denomination by Richard Allen and others, at Philadelphia, Penna., in 1816
Philadelphia: [Book Concern of the A.M.E. Church], 1916. 392 p.
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Wright, Robert Herring
The Patriotic Teacher
In Training School Quarterly. Vol. 4, no. 2 (Jul., Aug., Sep. 1917). Greenville, N. C.: East Carolina Teachers Training School, 1917. 120-123 p.
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Wyeth, John A. (John Allan), 1845-1922
With Sabre and Scalpel; the Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon
New York; London: Harper & Brothers, 1914. xix, 534 p.