/north-carolina-voices North Carolina Voices: a series that takes an in-depth look at complex issues that deeply touch the lives of North Carolinians. North Carolina Voices extends an approach piloted by North Carolina Public Radio-ĽŞ˛ĘÍřÍřŐľ in 2002 to transcend daily news coverage by taking an in-depth look at large-scale, complex issues. Emily Hanford accepts the duPont award on behalf of the North Carolina Public Radio team in 2004 for the Poverty Series.Previous North Carolina Voices series have explored issues such as education, unemployment, war and poverty. The series won many national and regional awards, including the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast News Award.For more information about North Carolina Voices please contact News Director Brent Wolfe at 919-445-9150 or bwolfe@wunc.org.North Carolina Voices Topics:Civil WarMental Health DisorderGlobal Health Comes HomeTomorrow's EnergyRural SchoolsGlobal Health ConnectionsDiagnosing Health Care en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:08:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-24/the-good-war Many people think the American Civil War had to happen. It reunited a torn country and put an end to slavery. But was it a "good" war, and is there even… Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:08:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-24/the-good-war Alex Granados, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-23/starving-the-south During the Civil War, the Union Army had an increasing supply of something the Confederacy lacked: food. Canning operations in the North kept the Union’s… Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:36:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-23/starving-the-south Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-22/whose-side-is-god-on America was a highly religious nation during the Civil War era and spiritual believers on both sides of the conflict turned to their faith to understand… Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:21:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-22/whose-side-is-god-on Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-21/the-legend-of-henry-berry-lowry Henry Berry Lowry was a Lumbee Indian sometimes described as the “Robin Hood” of Robeson County, North Carolina. But Lowry’s story is much more nuanced… Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:46:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-21/the-legend-of-henry-berry-lowry Frank Stasio, Jeremy Loeb /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-20/meet-the-civil-war-battlefield The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars fought in American history. Although the North won, led bravely by President Abraham Lincoln, Union victory… Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:34:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-20/meet-the-civil-war-battlefield Alex Granados, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-16/the-homefront-is-the-battlefront The Civil War is often referred to as the last war fought on American soil. Since then, we fight wars over seas and we watch the battles play out on TV or… Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:42:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-16/the-homefront-is-the-battlefront Frank Stasio, Susan Davis /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-16/north-carolina-quakers-during-the-civil-war Did you know that Quakers were the first organized non-native religious group in the Carolinas? In the late 1600s, the governor and assembly of North… Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:38:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-16/north-carolina-quakers-during-the-civil-war Frank Stasio, Susan Davis /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-15/states-rights-and-the-reconstruction-amendments The 14th Amendment may be the most hotly debated 2,000 words in American history. It was adopted on July 9, 1868 and is considered the most important of… Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:44:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-15/states-rights-and-the-reconstruction-amendments Frank Stasio, Susan Davis /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-14/black-soldiers-in-the-civil-war Visualize a Civil War soldier and a sepia colored picture of a white man likely comes to mind. But thousands of African Americans in North Carolina served… Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:35:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-14/black-soldiers-in-the-civil-war Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-13/meet-heather-williams Heather Williams experienced racism for the first time when she moved to Brooklyn from Jamaica at 11 years old. That’s when she discovered that black was… Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:40:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2011-06-13/meet-heather-williams Alex Granados, Frank Stasio