Preservation North Carolina - 150th Anniversary of the Civil War Remembered

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150th Anniversary of the Civil War Remembered

"On May 20, 1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union to join the Confederate States of America. Over the weekend of the 21st, history came alive as the NC Museum of History and the State Capitol in Raleigh commemorated the 150th anniversary of North Carolina’s secession vote."

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Raleigh Telegram (5/31/2011)

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