Download or read book All about Oxford Granville County North Carolina written by Oxford (N.C.). Chamber of Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blood Done Sign My Name written by Timothy B. Tyson and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “riveting”* true story of the fiery summer of 1970, which would forever transform the town of Oxford, North Carolina—a classic portrait of the fight for civil rights in the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird *Chicago Tribune On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a twenty-three-year-old black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert Teel and came out running. Teel and two of his sons chased and beat Marrow, then killed him in public as he pleaded for his life. Like many small Southern towns, Oxford had barely been touched by the civil rights movement. But in the wake of the killing, young African Americans took to the streets. While lawyers battled in the courthouse, the Klan raged in the shadows and black Vietnam veterans torched the town’s tobacco warehouses. Tyson’s father, the pastor of Oxford’s all-white Methodist church, urged the town to come to terms with its bloody racial history. In the end, however, the Tyson family was forced to move away. Tim Tyson’s gripping narrative brings gritty blues truth and soaring gospel vision to a shocking episode of our history. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “If you want to read only one book to understand the uniquely American struggle for racial equality and the swirls of emotion around it, this is it.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “Blood Done Sign My Name is a most important book and one of the most powerful meditations on race in America that I have ever read.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer “Pulses with vital paradox . . . It’s a detached dissertation, a damning dark-night-of-the-white-soul, and a ripping yarn, all united by Tyson’s powerful voice, a brainy, booming Bubba profundo.”—Entertainment Weekly “Engaging and frequently stunning.”—San Diego Union-Tribune
Download or read book Oxford written by Eileen D. Breazeale and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford North Carolina written by Oxford Junior Chamber of Commerce (N.C.) and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford North Carolina written by Lewis Bowling and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford, North Carolina, is the historic seat of Granville County. The rolling hills of the Piedmont have long been one of the country's leading tobacco-producing regions. For a number of years during the 1800s, Granville grew more tobacco than any other county in the state. High production levels continued through the 1900s. In its time, the Oxford Tobacco Research Station was the largest facility of its kind in the world. With the tobacco industry contributing so much to the local economy, Oxford has much to show for its success. The town is widely known for its beautiful historic homes. With educational institutions such as Oxford Female College and the Horner Military School, Oxford was once called the Athens of the South. Many influential people have called Oxford home. The historic images presented in this book explore these fascinating aspects of Oxford's history.
Download or read book Oxford North Carolina written by North Carolina. Division of Community Planning and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford North Carolina written by Granville County Planning Commission and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Oxford, North Carolina: Population and Economy In June 1964, Oxford and Granville County jointly con tracted with the Division of Community Planning for techni cal assistance in preparing several studies for the Oxford area. The types of assistance called for.by the contract include: base mapping, a land use survey and analysis, a population and economic study, and a land use plan. This study of the population and economy is designed to fulfill one of these requests for assistance. In order to be of maximum benefit to those persons responsible for for mulating and implementing plans for the future, this study highlights significant papulation and economic trends and provides an inventory of the population and economic situa tion in Oxford and Granville County. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Oxford North Carolina Population and Economy written by Granville County Planning Commission and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Looking Back written by Lewis Bowling and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1746, thirty years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Granville County has grown from a string of disconnected colonial settlements to include five vibrant municipalities surrounded by charming rural communities. In Looking Back: 275 Years of Granville County History, local historian Lewis Bowling intersperses historical facts with conversational, engaging stories about notable people, places, and events. Readers will learn about the founders and leaders of some of Granville County's major institutions and towns-Thomas Person, John Chavis, George C. Shaw, John Penn, and Maude Lassiter, to name a few. They will also learn about Granville County natives who received national recognition for their accomplishments-people like NASA Director James Webb, poet Sam Ragan, and daring female aeronaut Tiny Broadwick. In this book Bowling gives equal space and respect to regular citizens-teachers, farmers, coaches, and others-who worked to make Granville County a special place to call home.The narrative is enriched by newspaper stories, letters from soldiers, and first-person accounts such as reminiscences about growing up on a farm. Over 400 photographs, many never published before, vividly illustrate the text, making Granville County's past come to life.
Download or read book Oxford County Seat of Granville County North Carolina written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford written by Lewis Bowling and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005-04-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford, North Carolina, is the historic seat of Granville County. The rolling hills of the Piedmont have long been one of the countrys leading tobacco-producing regions. For a number of years during the 1800s, Granville grew more tobacco than any other county in the state. High production levels continued through the 1900s. In its time, the Oxford Tobacco Research Station was the largest facility of its kind in the world. With the tobacco industry contributing so much to the local economy, Oxford has much to show for its success. The town is widely known for its beautiful historic homes. With educational institutions such as Oxford Female College and the Horner Military School, Oxford was once called the Athens of the South. Many influential people have called Oxford home. The historic images presented in this book explore these fascinating aspects of Oxfords history.
Download or read book Land Development Plan written by City Planning and Architectural Assoc and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Land Development Plan: Oxford, North Carolina The City of Oxford is the county seat of Granville County and with over residents, is the largest municipality in the county. Except for the decade of 1930 - 1940, when there was an actual population decline, there has been, through the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Charter and Ordinances of the Town of Oxford North Carolina written by Thaddeus Garland Stem and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Downtown Oxford written by Patricia T. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lethal State written by Seth Kotch and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, American states have tinkered with the machinery of death, seeking to align capital punishment with evolving social standards and public will. Against this backdrop, North Carolina had long stood out as a prolific executioner with harsh mandatory sentencing statutes. But as the state sought to remake its image as modern and business-progressive in the early twentieth century, the question of execution preoccupied lawmakers, reformers, and state boosters alike. In this book, Seth Kotch recounts the history of the death penalty in North Carolina from its colonial origins to the present. He tracks the attempts to reform and sanitize the administration of death in a state as dedicated to its image as it was to rigid racial hierarchies. Through this lens, Lethal State helps explain not only Americans' deep and growing uncertainty about the death penalty but also their commitment to it. Kotch argues that Jim Crow justice continued to reign in the guise of a modernizing, orderly state and offers essential insight into the relationship between race, violence, and power in North Carolina. The history of capital punishment in North Carolina, as in other states wrestling with similar issues, emerges as one of state-building through lethal punishment.
Download or read book Charter Ordinances and Franchises of the Town of Oxford North Carolina written by Augustus Washington Graham and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civilities and Civil Rights written by William H. Chafe and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1981 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'sit-ins' at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro launched the passive resistance phase of the civil rights revolution. This book tells the story of what happened in Greensboro; it also tells the story in microcosm of America's effort to come to grips with our most abiding national dilemma--racism.
