Which historical figure is the capital city of North Carolina named after?

I live in North Carolina and I would look foolish if didn't know that answer.

BoondockSaint, history is history you can't change it tearing down our historical statues is a discretion to OUR history. We should use OUR history to learn so we don't repeat OUR mistakes.

Thank goodness for Sir Walter Raleigh. :-)

The name Raleigh gave it away, otherwise I would've gotten it wrong! 😂

Thank you old knowledge of high school geography. Love ya

I live North Carolina, I got it right😁

I read alot of the comments here and alot of the people are getting defensive about statues. If u want your statues then you should not object to put them in a museum but the plaque that commemorates said statue should tell the full history (ie if they were privileged enough not to have to work that allowed them to accomplish these great things. It is the same for all of history. Teach it all and include morality with it. No more white washing

I am actually related to sir Walter Raleigh...

And yet he completely missed San Francisco Bay on his first trip around. I think he found it on his 2nd trip...He was also a pirate.

OrdinaryCommander334, I’m black and I don’t want a reminder of or want to see a monument honoring a person who fought against their govt to preserve chattel slavery of my ancestors PERIOD. Sorry not sorry. Anyone who thinks it’s ok to keep these monuments in open public spaces is delusional. Put ‘em in a museum. They play into institutionalizing white supremacy and blotting out sins of treason and slavery. You won’t find Natzi relics anywhere in Germany; Germany criminalized them and people can be jailed for displaying Natzi paraphernalia. Keeping them displayed guarantees our country won’t fully confront our past and honestly, it’s disheartening and disrespectful to Black people. Weve endured enough and still enduring. It’s time for true healing and decommissioning confederate monuments is a start.

I knew that from the Andy Griffith show

Crash22, Mom, RIP. Born in New Bern,NC

Cocoduchess, it's HISTORY!!!

Player #120374466, You're right. Raleigh Cigarettes were made in the early 1900's.

Sparkie Eve Pirate27, me, too

CallousedSeer35839, When I think of Walter Raleigh, I think of tobacco. Wasn't there a brand of cigars named after him?

I thought it was Mayberry

OrdinaryCommander334, that's what I've been saying all along!

My Grandma is from Raleigh, so I had to get that one right!

AprilWine17, the first people in the Americas were also immigrants.

Sparkie Eve Pirate27, me too and North Carolina is a beautiful state, we have, beautiful scenery, beautiful mountains, beautiful beaches and wonderful rivers and great farm land ,

I'm from Wilmington the Cape

I also live in North Carolina and would have been Embarrassed not to get this answer correct.

JR. Gee, I'm from New Bern

Historical figures and statues deserve preservation and a certain amount of respect . Let’s keep history where it belongs, in books and in the shape of monuments and keep the narrative free of racial and political biases.

I wonder when their gonna wanna tear that statue down too?

I never cared for the guy

knew this thanks to Ange and Barn..

I was named after my father Raleigh who almost moved to NC with his mother and siblings. Don't know why grandma named him Raleigh bkz he was born in SC😁.

again three times again video not ready what's happening with my game this just started about two days ago then ok then not back and forth IAM missing out on lot's extra points

the role tarheel state !

my husband's family is from Raleigh

extinguish gentleman lol, I have ppl in little Washington

OrdinaryCommander334, Assuming "desecration'' is being referenced; which history is "OUR" discussion concerned with?