The North Carolina Heritage Award has been awarded to traditional artists since its inception in 1989. North Carolina has a rich heritage of folk and heritage arts, ranging from pottery to dance. Some of the award winners are internationally known for their craft, such as Doc Watson and Jim Shumate, whereas others have practiced their […]
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Moonshine a force for interracial cooperation
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged bootlegging, jim crow, lisa mcgirr, moonshining, pittsburgh courier, prohibition, the war on alcohol on March 30, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
“By drawing those at the lower end of the economic scale into an illicit enterprise, bootlegging and moonshining in the Jim Crow South had the unintended effect of blurring lines of segregation…. “The African-American newspaper the Pittsburgh Courier reported with dry humor one North Carolina reference: ‘If white and Negro preachers understood each other and […]
