At the turn of the century, the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company became the "world's largest Negro business." Located in Durham, North Carolina, whi

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"Each of the letters in My N.C. from A to Z represents African Americans who hail from North Carolina and have provided positive and indelible influences to art

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