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"Public Order is Even More Important than the Rights of Negroes:" Race and Recreation in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1927-1973
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Author
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Ervin, Michael
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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In July 1960, Charlotte’s Park and Recreation Commission enacted an official policy of desegregation in the city’s parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, and recreation centers. This development, which resulted in the first integrated municipal swimm...
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A Dark Enlightenment: Julius Evola and the Temptation of Esoteric Fascism
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Author
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Johnson, Caleb
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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From 1926 until 1974, the Italian scholar and spiritualist Julius Evola produced books, articles, and essays on the source of the decline of the modern world. These works showed a devotion to a long-passed Golden age, when power was absolute, hier...
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A Missing Mountain Memory: The Marion Manufacturing Mill Strike of 1929
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Author
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Stevens, Megan
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Modern, History
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Description
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In Marion, North Carolina, the local residents of the city and surrounding region have forgotten a tragic strike that took place at one of the local mills in 1929, though it was possibly the deadliest textile mill strike in the South. The strike, ...
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A United Front: The American Relief Administration in Ukraine
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Author
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Hunt, David
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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History, Slavs--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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The United States has been involved in humanitarian assistance missions since the late nineteenth century. However, Herbert Hoover’s American Relief Administration (ARA) was the first organization that combined the abilities of several smaller org...
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ADVERTISING THE OLD NORTH STATE: 1945-1955
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Author
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Barnes, Emma
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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The Division of State Advertising was created during the midst of the Great Depression to help bring revenue into North Carolina. During the 1940s, the Division expanded, creating and publishing pamphlets, brochures and articles appealing to touri...
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Alaska
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Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
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Author
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Bernstein, Mark R., 1930-2015
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Date Created
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2005-07-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Travel writing, Cruise ships, History, Jewish travelers, Diaries
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Avatar: The Last Airbender: Lessons in Recognizing and Resisting Imperialism
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Author
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Woodford, Kalei
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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English literature, History, Motion pictures
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Description
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In the modern world, we are constantly fed misinformation and biased information. The press is controlled by the state in many countries like the United States and Russia. These governments have the power to start wars, imprison whomever they deem...