Freedom

This is a story about making America live up to the promise of its founding documents. It is a story about the inexorable quest for freedom under the law, and how “the arc of the Moral Universe is long, but bends toward justice.” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theodore Parker)
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John H. Holyfield: “This old Confederate veteran has some pluck yet”
AUTHOR: Keith Holyfield (edited and vetted by Cheri Todd Molter) John H. Holyfield of Surry County enlisted in the Confederate Army on Sept. 2, 1864. He mustered into Company H of the N.C. 1st Cavalry. He was wounded sometime before Nov. 30, 1864. Please see the...

Honor
American Civil War history is often told in terms of leaders, great battles, political movements and large forces. While these all played pivotal roles...

Memory
History is not always neat; it is often complicated and messy. It is about people, places, and events that are both admirable and shameful ...

Sacrifice
To understand the sacrifice and service wrought by all North Carolinians, the North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center will ...

Freedom
The History Center will explore the question, “What is freedom?” The Confederacy sought freedom from federal rule. African Americans sought freedom from slavery.