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6:18 am
Tue May 14, 2013

Gullah Geechee Corridor Plan Gets Federal Blessing

Credit gullahgeecheecorridor.org
Restoration of a seashore farmer's lodge along the Gullah Geechee corridor.

Preservationists are welcoming federal approval of a management plan to preserve areas steeped in Gullah Geechee culture.  The U.S. Department of the Interior says the effort to promote cities and towns in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida is ready to be put into action.

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Arts & Culture
2:50 pm
Mon May 13, 2013

Mad Men Mondays: Duke's Hartman Center Explores Episode 7

This is a weekly column written by the Hartman Center, part of Duke University's Rubenstein Library that studies advertising history. Each Monday they dig through their archive to find ads for items referenced in the latest Mad Men episode. Here is this week's column (originally posted on their blog) written by Jacqueline Wachholz and the Hartman Center.

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The State Of Things
11:56 am
Mon May 13, 2013

Duke Professor Carries On Tradition Of Black Radical Poetry

Credit http://english.duke.edu / Duke University
Fred Moten

Fred Moten grew up in a home and in a time where revolution was not portrayed as a romantic dream for the future, but a vital necessity for survival. He was raised in Las Vegas in the late '60s and '70s by a family who understood the need for change.

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Arts & Culture
5:00 am
Sat May 11, 2013

Elizabeth City Museum Creates Exhibit Entirely Of Postcards

People often turn to history books to learn about bygone eras, but a new exhibit at the Museum of the Albemarle showcases the value of postcards important cultural documents.  The exhibit contains old and new postcards that depict a variety of coastal North Carolina scenes: people on beaches, coastal transportation, architecture, and more. Some of the cards have even been altered to be viewed in 3-D. (Glasses are provided.)

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