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North Carolinians of Note

Through the generosity of UNC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the North Carolina Press Foundation is happy to share the a series of profiles of famous North Carolinians for you to use at will in your newspapers. The profiles were written by students taking Dean Emeritus Richard Cole’s feature writing class this year. This not only helps your readers honor the greats of North Carolina’s history – it celebrates young writers.

The “North Carolinians of Note” profiles come complete with headline and photo. When the full series is completed, NCPF will put all the profiles on CD and send a copy, along with a teaching guide, to North Carolina newspapers and their NIE/educational programs.

Source information for the profiles are available for download here.

Graphic organizers and background information are available here.

Note: Teacher guides are now available below.

Space permitting, please run the following Eds. Note with each profile:

This "North Carolinian of Note" profile was produced by students in Dean Emeritus Richard Cole’s feature writing class in the UNC-CH School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The profiles were distributed by the North Carolina Press Foundation at no charge to member newspapers. For reprint information, contact sandynie@email.unc.edu.

  Caleb Bradham
 
Lucius Morse
Hugh Morton
Sharon Lawrence
Thomas Wolfe