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Title
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 1, 2004 April 8
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Interviewee
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Interviewer
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Wright, Christina
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2004-04-08
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (31:48) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (17 pages : PDF)
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Elizabeth Weinstein was a 68-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1935. She graduated from Barber-Scotia College and was employed as a teacher and principal.
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Abstract
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In this first interview, Elizabeth Weinstein recounts her childhood growing up in Derita (now a neighborhood in Charlotte) North Carolina and attending Rockwell Rosenwald School during the 1940s. Topics discussed include her family's background; her mother's experience as the first African American orthodontist technician in Charlotte; and school events and activities such as the annual May Day celebration, school plays and rhythm band. She shares personal anecdotes about her supportive teachers, illustrates the close communication between teachers and parents during her time in school, and explains how they inspired her to become an educator.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
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Audio Condition Note
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Interview ends abruptly.
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Interviewee Occupations
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Elementary school principals
Elementary school teachers
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Subjects--Names
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Subjects--Organizations
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Rockwell Rosenwald School (Mecklenburg County, N.C.)
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Subjects--Topics
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African American families
African American neighborhoods
African American elementary schools
African American school children
Segregation
Parents' and teachers' associations
Parent-teacher relationships
Rural schools
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Derita
North Carolina--Charlotte--Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1930-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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The era before Brown v. Board of Education
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Related Materials Note
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 2, 2004 April 9. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2019)
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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BB-WE0010
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2020
