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THE TOM DULA LEGEND IN SONG

THE TOM DULA LEGEND IN SONG

Given its notoriety at the time the events took place, and its subsequent elevation into legend, the Tom Dula story has attracted more than…
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Ella May Wiggins’ Lament

Ella May Wiggins’ Lament

Ella May Wiggins was a union organizer and balladeer who was killed during the Loray Mill Strike in Gastonia, N.C.
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LaGrange’s “Country Boy”

LaGrange’s “Country Boy”

Frank Lucas was born near LaGrange, North Carolina, in 1930. He saw his older cousin lynched by the Ku Klux Klan in 1936 for looking at a…
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Ballads of the Legendary Maco Light

Ballads of the Legendary Maco Light

North Carolina has a rich tradition of ghost stories throughout its history. Strangely, however, there do not seem to have been many…
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8 Folktales, Legends and Mysteries from North Carolina History

8 Folktales, Legends and Mysteries from North Carolina History

North Carolina has a rich tradition of folklore, and in preparation for Halloween, we thought we’d share a few of our favorite folktales…
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Velma Barfield the “Death Row Granny”

Velma Barfield the “Death Row Granny”

Velma Barfield was the first woman executed in North Carolina after the death penalty was reinstituted in 1976 and the first woman to die…
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The Ballads of Poor Ellen Smith

The Ballads of Poor Ellen Smith

On July 20, 1892, Ellen Smith was fatally shot by Peter DeGraff near the Zinzendorf Hotel in Winston-Salem. The murder became the subject…
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Tragedy and Mystery at Bostian Bridge

Tragedy and Mystery at Bostian Bridge

North Carolina has its fair share of train wrecks and eerie ghost stories. This one involves two gruesome train fatalities at the same…
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All the World Loves a Clown

All the World Loves a Clown

Spotlight on an artifact at the North Carolina Museum of History
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THE MANY BALLADS OF NELL CROPSEY

THE MANY BALLADS OF NELL CROPSEY

The mysterious death of Nell Cropsey in Elizabeth City in 1901 has sparked a number of folk ballads that were long popular in the eastern…
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The Murder of Nell Cropsey

The Murder of Nell Cropsey

Episode 8: The Weirdness that Followed
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