/tags/north-carolina-museum-of-history North Carolina Museum of History en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:40:00 GMT /arts-culture/2019-06-06/every-quilt-tells-a-story The idea of quilting may conjure an image of sorting through old scraps of material and patching them together to make a blanket. But in pre-Civil War… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:40:00 GMT /arts-culture/2019-06-06/every-quilt-tells-a-story Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-06/every-quilt-tells-a-story The idea of quilting may conjure an image of sorting through old scraps of material and patching them together to make a blanket. But in pre-Civil War… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:40:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-06-06/every-quilt-tells-a-story Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-06-22/the-bottom-to-the-top-the-story-of-ernie-barnes He was raised in “the bottoms” section of Durham, but Ernie Barnes would leave the Triangle to become one of the most recognizable black artists of the… Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:40:49 GMT /arts-culture/2018-06-22/the-bottom-to-the-top-the-story-of-ernie-barnes Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-22/the-bottom-to-the-top-the-story-of-ernie-barnes He was raised in “the bottoms” section of Durham, but Ernie Barnes would leave the Triangle to become one of the most recognizable black artists of the… Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:40:49 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-22/the-bottom-to-the-top-the-story-of-ernie-barnes Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina African-American women have fought against discrimination in the ballet world for decades. Debra Austin was the first black ballerina to become a… Thu, 25 May 2017 16:14:42 GMT /arts-culture/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina African-American women have fought against discrimination in the ballet world for decades. Debra Austin was the first black ballerina to become a… Thu, 25 May 2017 16:14:42 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-07-15/a-dress-made-just-for-you For much of the 20th century, Willie Otey Kay was a household name among the fashion-conscious in Raleigh. The designer and dressmaker crafted… Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:24:34 GMT /arts-culture/2016-07-15/a-dress-made-just-for-you Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-15/a-dress-made-just-for-you For much of the 20th century, Willie Otey Kay was a household name among the fashion-conscious in Raleigh. The designer and dressmaker crafted… Fri, 15 Jul 2016 16:24:34 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-15/a-dress-made-just-for-you Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /politics/2015-10-06/new-jim-martin-biography-explores-his-contributions-to-nc-gop Jim Martin was the first and only two-term Republican governor in North Carolina, serving from 1985-1993. A new biography argues that Martin was a… Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:52:00 GMT /politics/2015-10-06/new-jim-martin-biography-explores-his-contributions-to-nc-gop Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-10-06/new-jim-martin-biography-explores-his-contributions-to-nc-gop Jim Martin was the first and only two-term Republican governor in North Carolina, serving from 1985-1993. A new biography argues that Martin was a… Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:52:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-10-06/new-jim-martin-biography-explores-his-contributions-to-nc-gop Anita Rao, Frank Stasio