8.2.2 - SQ2 Primary Sources

Compelling Questions:

Was  NC a good representation of southern progress?

Supporting Question 2:

How did agriculture continue to dominate the economy of North Carolina?

 


Primary Sources

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Title Source
Oral History of Tobacco Factory Worker Links to an external site. Thomas Burt
A Sharcropper's Contract Links to an external site. ANCHOR
The Evils of the Crop Lien System Links to an external site. R.H. Whitaker
Working in a Tobacco Factory Links to an external site. (Interview in the Durham Morning Herald Jan 17, 1926) Laura Cox
Tobacco Workers' Strike Links to an external site. (U.S. Tobacco Journal, Aug 6, 1881) ANCHOR

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Title Source
First Duke Tobacco Factory in Durham Links to an external site. NCpedia

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