Field Trips
The Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site offers exciting educational experiences geared towards public, private, and homeschool students. For more information about these experiences, how to book them, and related fees, please check out our Educator's Guide.
Contact site staff by either emailing us at aycock@dncr.nc.gov, or by giving us a call at 919-242-5581.
Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary:
Connor, R.D.W. and Clarence Poe. The Life and Speeches of Charles B. Aycock. 1912.
https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/connor/connor.html
Secondary:
Ayers, Edward L. The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction. 1992.
Cecelski, David S. and Timothy B. Tyson, eds. Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 and Its Legacy. 1998.
Downs, Gregory P. "University Men, Social Science, and White Supremacy in North Carolina." 2009.
Escott, Paul D. Many Excellent People: Power and Privilege in North Carolina, 1850-1900. 1985.
Foner, Eric. Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877. 1988.
Keyssar, Alexander. The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States. 2001.
Leloudis, James L. and Robert R. Korstad, eds. Fragile Democracy: The Struggle Over Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina. 2020.
Umfleet, LeRae S. A Day of Blood: The 1898 Wilmington Race Riot. 2009.