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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 2, 2002 April 2
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Creator
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Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
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Date Created
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2002-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Farms, Farm life, Police, Chain gangs, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, Alcohol trafficking, Prohibition, Bookkeeping
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Description
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt was born on Graham St. in Charlotte, North Carolina; she discusses growing up in Charlotte in the 1930s and shares her family's stories. She tells about her mother working at the handkerchief factory, which turned into the Ol...
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James L. Ross oral history interview 3, 2005 March 22
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Creator
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Ross, James L., 1934-
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Date Created
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2005-03-22
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, Race discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Race relations, Community organization, Group relations training, Civil rights movements
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Description
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James Ross, a native of Mecklenburg County, discusses his experiences with racial segregation and civil rights activism in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up in rural Grier Heights, Mr. Ross attended Billingsville Rosenwald Elementary School an...
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Price Davis oral history interview 2, 2004 March 19
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Creator
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Davis, Price, 1920-
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Date Created
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2004-03-19
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, Segregation, Segregation in education, African Americans--Civil rights, Police brutality, African American police, Race discrimination
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Description
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Price Davis discusses his memories of living in the Cherry neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina and visiting the nearby Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward. He shares fond memories of Brooklyn, including attending Second Ward Hig...