The smoke from the fireworks has cleared. The memories of parades and picnics have faded. The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has come and gone. So, is our celebration complete? No. The…
The latest issue of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis features Christopher Flannery’s take on the American Revolution’s significance. How should we think about the American Revolution on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of…
One gentleman in North Carolina stood out during the American Revolution as the ultimate leader of men. Whether fighting on the battlefield, speaking in the colonial assembly room, watching over the state’s finances, or…
Dan McLaughlin writes for National Review Online about the loss of one of America’s most eminent historical experts, the former John Locke Foundation headliner Gordon Wood. The great American historian Gordon Wood died…
I can’t watch the Kentucky Derby without thinking of North Carolina’s heritage of horse racing, particularly in the region around the colonial town of Halifax. The staff at the Halifax Historic Site told me a story that when…
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution and the…
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution and the…
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution and the…
Tonight at 8 p.m., PBS North Carolina will air the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” documentary series. I have learned a great deal about the complex nature and widespread impact of the Revolution so far…
Last night, PBS began airing Ken Burns’ documentary, “The American Revolution” and will continue at 8 p.m. tonight with a new episode each night for the next five nights. Covering the period from May 1775 to July 1776,…
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