Online Papers for Past Conferences
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here to read the conference papers online.
 • What
was Carolina’s role in the world of the Old South?
• What happened to Carolina in the Civil War?
• Did some North Carolinians try to create a freer society in the aftermath
of slavery? Who opposed them? How did UNC fit into their efforts?
• Who was Cornelia Phillips Spencer and what did she do for the University
and the state?
Conference
on Mill Closings and Downsizing
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How do
communities adjust to the closing of textile plants and the reduced
number of jobs resulting from policies of downsizing and outsourcing?
Using Spindale and Kanapolis, North Carolina, as case studies,
the Center and UNC's Economics Department explored these questions
at a conference that was held April 8-9, 2004. Other conference
sponsors include Dr. Kathy Brittain White, the Southern
Growth Policies Board, and the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
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