Tag Archives: slave states

First Wednesdays – “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude … shall exist…”

Posted on December 2, 2015 by WilliamH

As described in an earlier blog post, Provisional Governor William W. Holden had convened a convention composed of “properly pardoned” delegates to fulfill a number of obligations necessary to complete President Andrew Johnson’s requirements for reentry into the United States. … Continue reading →

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New Item Added to Online Archival Treasures

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Ashley

Tiffanie and I just added a new item to the Treasures of the State Archives online exhibit which might interest our NC Civil War 150 blog readers: Resolutions of the General Assembly submitted to the Senate and/or referred to Senate … Continue reading →

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First Wednesdays: addendum – Insurrection!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Chris

One constant fear in the slave society of the antebellum south was that of a slave insurrection. From 1800 to 1802, Gabriel’s Rebellion, also known as the Easter Rebellion, caused apprehension throughout the Albemarle Sound region. The coastal area of … Continue reading →

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First Wednesdays First Document

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Chris

In the aftermath of the November 1860 presidential election, the citizens of North Carolina had to decide how to respond to the election of Abraham Lincoln, a candidate who was not even on the ballot in North Carolina. North Carolinians … Continue reading →