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I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co'operating with General Lincoln in the defense of that Capitol.

~Abraham Whipple

Topics: Capitol Carolina Charleston Congress Defense General Lincoln Orders Proceed Purpose Received South South Carolina

Keywords: Abandoned


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I was an organizer in the Food, Agricultural and Tobacco Workers Union down in North Carolina.

~Al Lewis

Topics: Agricultural Carolina Down Food North North Carolina Organizer Tobacco Union Workers

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Since the announcement that Boeing was going to open a plant in Charleston, South Carolina, Boeing has actually created 2,000 new jobs in Washington state. So it's hard to say you are retaliating against the union when you create 2,000 members to their role.

~Alan Wilson

Topics: Actually Against Announcement Carolina Charleston Create Created Going Hard Jobs Members New New Jobs Open Plant Role Say Since South South Carolina State Union Washington Washington State You

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You know, if you really want to fiddle the old-time way, you've got to learn the dance. The contra-dances, hoedowns. It's all in the rhythm of the bow. The great North Carolina fiddle player Tommy Jarrell said, 'If a feller can't bow, he'll never make a fiddler. He might make a violin player, but he'll never make no fiddler.'

~Alison Krauss

Topics: Bow Carolina Dance Fiddle Got Great He Know Learn Make Might Never North North Carolina Old-Time Player Really Rhythm Said Tommy Violin Want Way You

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People have asked me about the 19th century and how I knew so much about it. And the fact is I really grew up in the 19th century, because North Carolina in the 1950s, the early years of my childhood, was exactly synchronous with North Carolina in the 1850s. And I used every scrap of knowledge that I had.

~Allan Gurganus

Topics: About Asked Because Carolina Century Childhood Early Early Years Every Exactly Fact Grew Had How Knew Knowledge Me Much North North Carolina People Really Scrap Up Used Years 1950S 19Th Century

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Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

~Althea Gibson

Topics: Being Bus Carolina Colored Downtown England Forced Going Hands Long Long Way North North Carolina Queen Section Shaking Sit Way

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The late brilliant actions in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas divided and weakened the enemy on the Rappahannock, and the auspicious moment seems to have arrived to strike a great and mortal blow at the Rebellion, and to gain that decisive victory which is due to the country.

~Ambrose Burnside

Topics: Actions Arkansas Arrived Blow Brilliant Carolina Country Decisive Divided Due Enemy Gain Great Late Moment Mortal North North Carolina Rebellion Seems Strike Tennessee Victory Weakened Which

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Being about to land on the soil of North Carolina, the general commanding desires his soldiers to remember that they are here to support the Constitution and the laws, to put down rebellion, and to protect the persons and property of the loyal and peaceable citizens of the State.

~Ambrose Burnside

Topics: About Being Carolina Citizens Commanding Constitution Desires Down General Here His Land Laws Loyal North North Carolina Persons Property Protect Put Rebellion Remember Soil Soldiers State Support

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My family came to Newark in the '20s. We've been there a long, long time. My father's name was LeRoi, the French-ified aspect of it, because his first name was Coyette, you see. They come from South Carolina.

~Amiri Baraka

Topics: Aspect Because Been Came Carolina Come Family Father First First Name His Long Long Time Name See South South Carolina Time You

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North Carolina has been so great because nobody asks me about work.

~Andie Macdowell

Topics: About Ask Because Been Carolina Great Me Nobody North North Carolina Work

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