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From The Archives

Each Friday, NCLR will post content from past issues. All past issues are currently available for purchase. Or check your library’s digital collections to read the full piece.

Hunting the Monster of Slavery

Friday from the Archives from Senior Editorial Assistant Amber Knox: “Aun’ Peggy: Charles Chesnutt’s Vampire Slayer?” an essay by Trudier Harris from NCLR 2019

King Mackerel Keeps Running

Friday from the Archives: “King Mackerel and the Blues Are Running” a song by Bland Simpson and Jim Wann introduced by Jerry Leath Mills from NCLR 14 (2005)

Reimagining Place: David Gessner interview

Friday from the Archives: “breaking down walls”: An Interview with David Gessner 
by Dominique Marshall from NCLR 20 (2011)

We’re revisiting some of our former student assistants for our current crowdfunding campaign, going on through October 15th, with our partner ECU Advancement.

Freedom of Speech: Books

Friday from the Archives: “Banned Anything Good Lately?” by Gene D. Lanier from NCLR 1 (1992)

Gene Lanier, an professor of Library and Information Science at ECU, wrote three “Freedom of Speech” columns for three early issues of NCLR: “Banned Anything Good Lately?” in 1992, “Who Knows What You’ve Been Reading?” in 1993, “Is Hate a Family Value?” in 1995.

Community Action in Gastonia

Friday from the Archives: “Resisting Being Written Out of History: Women Activists and Recorders of the 1929 Gastonia Strike” by Walter Squire from NCLR 9 (2000)

A Frank and Open Willingness

Friday from the Archives: “That’s How We Learn”: Ben Fountain Talks With Student Veterans At ECU” compiled by Anna Froula with Sheena Eagan from NCLR 31 (2022)