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North Carolina History



North Carolina - state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N).

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Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. (2000) 8,049,313, a 21.4% increase since the 1990 census. Capital, Raleigh. Largest city, Charlotte. Statehood, Nov. 21, 1789 (12th of the original 13 states to ratify the   Read More...


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    Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 and Its Legacy
    by David S. Cecelski, Timothy B. Tyson. 304 pgs.


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