Notable events of the 1950s in North Carolina, the second book in this
North Carolina history series.
This book is the second in a series of small, richly illustrated books
about North Carolina history through the decades. Originally published
as hugely popular serialized articles for Our State magazine, this
book chronicles events in North Carolina in the 1950s--a decade which
began with a postwar boom in transportation, travel, and progress while
some North Carolinians also began to speak out for their rightful piece
of prosperity and freedom. The volume is not a textbook overview of the
state's history. Rather, each chapter focuses on a lively and
illuminating set of events in the era such as the fight for recognition
by the Lumbee Tribe, the opening of an art museum with a collection
owned by the people of North Carolina, the formation of Research
Triangle Park, and the birth of the civil rights era at a small lunch
counter.
The book contains color vintage photographs and illustrations. The
author--writer, professor, and musician, Philip Gerard--has published
widely, including an iconic novel about the Wilmington coup of 1898,
Cape Fear Rising, and is beloved in North Carolina, especially among
Our State readers.