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The NCC Gallery in @WilsonLibUNC welcomed the NC Federation of the Blind to explore our new interpretive 3D map, ‘NC On The Move.’

In 1963, Nation of Islam minister Malcolm X and attorney and civil rights leader Floyd B. McKissick met in NC to debate racial integration. Learn more about this historic meeting on NC Miscellany. go.unc.edu/1963 #BlackHistoryMonth

This ticket to the Cleveland County Negro Fair highlights a little known part of North Carolina history, African American agricultural fairs. Learn more at our NC Miscellany blog. go.unc.edu/fairticket #BlackHistoryMonth

Today in 1988, two men took hostages at the Robesonian newspaper office to draw attention to local corruption and unsolved murders. Check out the digital exhibit, Justice, Sovereignty, Resistance: Indians Take Back Robeson County, to learn more. go.unc.edu/robeson

Happy First day of Winter! Today is the shortest day of the year as marked by the Winter Solstice. We don’t know if there’ll be snow, but maybe these snow omens do. Pioneer Superstitions: Old-timey Signs and Sayings go.unc.edu/snow #firstdayofwinter #WinterSolstice

Did you know Montgomery County, NC has a gold mine? A nice chat with a patron this morning led us to a 1910 map of Eldorado Township on our NC Maps site, go.unc.edu/NCmaps. The map shows properties by landowner including the Crump Gold Mine. go.unc.edu/Eldorado

The passing of Williamston, NC native and Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry had us looking for images. Here's one by @BiarOrrell623 in our Durham Herald Co. Newspaper collection. Will you be going through your baseball cards looking for Gaylord Perrys? go.unc.edu/P0105

A Thanksgiving table has many staples; turkey, dressing/stuffing, gravy, and of course pie. Our question is which pie is better, pumpkin or sweet potato? The Charlotte Cookbook catalog.lib.unc.edu/catalog/UNCb59… Granny's Drawers: Four Generations of Family Favorites catalog.lib.unc.edu/catalog/UNCb30…

Watch dancers perform the traditional healing dance, the Jingle dance, with us at the 27th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration THIS SATURDAY, Nov. 19: bit.ly/3DnBYaY #AIHC2022

Exploring our digitized NC maps and came across this 1760 map of the Cherokee Nation. It shows cities and towns, Native American villages, and natural features from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. go.unc.edu/1760

Warren county community day for our #EnvironmentalJustice exhibit, ‘We Birthed the Movement.’ Thank you, #WarrenCo, for allowing us to help tell your story! @SoHistColl_1930 @WilsonLibUNC @WCEAT1

Presenting our new On The Move 3D map at #semc. This DEAI showcase featured museums from across the southeast to highlight work advancing diversity, equality, accessibility, and inclusion. This map will help #nchistory be more accessible for or blind or visually impaired visitors

Next week! Don't miss @SFolklife's virtual event highlighting the women who shaped blues music. Valerie Turner, half of the Piedmont Blūz Acoustic Duo will discuss early blues women who used guitars to make their mark. Register: go.unc.edu/PiedmontBluz

You never know what you will find in a cookbook... Oh the majestic sandwich loaf. It brings together salmon, pimiento, relish, cream cheese and so much more. Favorite Recipes of North Carolina go.unc.edu/loaf

Who’s ready for some #uncbasketball?? The NCC Gallery is! Swing by @WilsonLibUNCto see our new display of #unc #ncaachampionship souvenirs.

Happy Birthday Thomas Wolfe! @TWolfeMemorial #ncauthor #nchistory #lookhomewardangel. #whosaysYouCantGoHomeAgain?

This 1908 cookbook strongly frowns upon the mis-use of coffee. Why? Because “coffee, in itself one of God’s best gifts to mankind.” Woman's Club Cook Book of Southern Recipes go.unc.edu/coffee #NationalCoffeeDay

We like old maps and we cannot lie! Many changes in NC cartography over the past 200 years. 100 counties today, 62 in 1822; revised spellings (Pittsborough to Pittsboro); disappearance of place names on earlier NC maps--i.e. Haywoodsboro, Tindalsville. go.unc.edu/map1821

It's banned books week and we're be showing off some materials at Wilson that illustrate the long history of banning and censoring books. These items were chosen and researched by our @uncsils/ @unc_law graduate assistant Zachary Boyce.

Almanacs are a great source of all sorts of information. This includes accounts of local livestock like this "whimsical horse" and his "insuperable objection" to a few nearby pigs. Turner and Hughes' North Carolina Almanac for the Year of our Lord 1847 go.unc.edu/almanac1847