# North Carolina in the 1950s: The Decade in Motion - Hardcover

by **Philip Gerard** (Author)

**Notable events of the 1950s in North Carolina, the second book in this North Carolina history series.**

This book is the second in a series of small, richly illustrated books about North Carolina history through the decades. Originally published as hugely popular serialized articles for _Our State_ magazine, this book chronicles events in North Carolina in the 1950s--a decade which began with a postwar boom in transportation, travel, and progress while some North Carolinians also began to speak out for their rightful piece of prosperity and freedom. The volume is not a textbook overview of the state's history. Rather, each chapter focuses on a lively and illuminating set of events in the era such as the fight for recognition by the Lumbee Tribe, the opening of an art museum with a collection owned by the people of North Carolina, the formation of Research Triangle Park, and the birth of the civil rights era at a small lunch counter.

The book contains color vintage photographs and illustrations. The author--writer, professor, and musician, Philip Gerard--has published widely, including an iconic novel about the Wilmington coup of 1898, _Cape Fear Rising_, and is beloved in North Carolina, especially among _Our State_ readers.

### Author Biography

**Philip Gerard** was the author of five novels, eight works of nonfiction, and numerous essays on history, music, and writing craft, including an iconic novel about the Wilmington coup of 1898, _Cape Fear Rising_, and _The Last Battleground: The Civil War Comes to North Carolina_. Until his untimely passing in 2022, he taught in the BFA and MFA Programs of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he won a number of awards for teaching excellence. He was coeditor with his wife, Jill Gerard, of _Chautauqua_, the literary journal of the Chautauqua Institution and was a frequent and popular contributor to _Our State_ magazine. Gerard was an avid musician and songwriter, a teacher and mentor, and a beloved member of the North Carolina writing community.

**Number of Pages:** 176

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** March 07, 2023

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