Write a 6-8 page (double-spaced, 1500-2000 word) paper on the history of some aspect of capitalism in North Carolina in the post-World War II period.  Your sources for this project should either be newspapers, annual reports, sources in the NCSU archives or other primary sources.  Due April 11 at 11:59pm on Moodle.
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How to frame your paper. 
Here is the rubric we will use to grade the papers.

This page gives you some idea of the resources available to you.

Below are some suggestions for topics to explore:

Industries Rising
RTP and High Tech
NCSU’s Centennial Campus
NCSU-based start-ups
SAS, CREE, Red Hat
Charlotte and Banking
Large Scale Farming/Food Processing
Migrant Farm Workers 

Industries Falling
Tobacco
  to look at this you might look at “Tobacco Markets” in different cities, such as Rocky Mount
Textiles
  to look at this you might look for references to specific mills
Raleigh–Pilot Mills
Mount Holly-Mount Holly Spinning 

Furniture

Shopping/Consumption in North Carolina
Shopping/Malls in xx City
Civil Rights and Shopping
NC State Students as Consumers (from the pages of the Technician)
Tobacco Consumption (even at NC State)

New Types of Consumption

The State and Economic Development
NC’s Efforts to Lure Auto Manufacturers
The Global Transpark
North Carolina and Microelectronics

Sports as Capitalism
Professional Sports
College Sports

Natural Resources Capitalism 
North Carolina and Pulp and Paper
Capitalism and the Environment in NC