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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 3, 2007 January 19
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2007-01-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations, Radio broadcasting, Radio broadcasters, Radio audiences, Radio broadcasting--Social aspects, Race relations, Social integration, Musical groups, Voluntarism
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Description
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In the last of three interviews with Christina Wright, radio DJ "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her career in radio and other professional pursuits in Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1950s through the time of interview. She shares stories abo...
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Banita Brown oral history interview, 2006 December 2
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Brown, Banita W. (Banita White), 1960-
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Date Created
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2006-12-02
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Subjects--Topical
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College teachers, Education, Women scientists, African American scientists, Science--Social aspects, Social integration, Race relations
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In her interview, Dr. Banita Brown, an associate chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, reflects on her upbringing, education, and career. Dr. Brown recollects her formative years and early education in Rock Hill, So...
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David Hunter oral history interview 2, 2005 April 14
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Creator
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Hunter, David, 1933-
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Date Created
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2005-04-14
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Social conditions, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Race relations, Segregation, Segregation in education, African American schools, College integration, Social integration, Education, Civil rights demonstrations
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Description
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David Lee Hunter chronicles his experiences growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during segregation in the 1940s and 1950s to later living and working in an integrated society. Mr. Hunter describes working as a teenager during the 1940s at the ...
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Dean Jones oral history interview, 2021 April 7
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Creator
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Jones, Dean
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Date Created
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2021-04-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Fund raising, Social integration, Equality, COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects
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Description
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Dean Jones, a graduate of Davidson College, was hired in 2000 to create a formalized fundraising department for the Charlotte YMCA. He began the interview with a discussion of the tutoring program Project Starfish, one of the Y's early effort...
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Harvey Boyd oral history interview, 2004 April 17
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Creator
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Boyd, Harvey, 1944-
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Date Created
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2004-04-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Commercial art, Social integration, Advertising, Newspapers, African Americans--Employment, Mentoring in education
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Harvey Boyd reflects on his extraordinary life achievements, despite his limited opportunities as an African American man growing up in the segregated South. He begins by describing his childhood home, where he also lived at the time of interview,...
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Harvey Gantt oral history interview, 2021 July 6
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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2021-07-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Social integration, Race discrimination
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Description
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Harvey Gantt settled in Charlotte, North Carolina in the early 1970s after becoming the first African American to attend Clemson University, where he studied architecture and urban planning. He became a key figure in Charlotte's business and ...
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Jeffrey Leak oral history interview, 2004 April 5
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Creator
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Leak, Jeffrey B., 1968-
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Date Created
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2004-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Interracial friendship, Middle class African Americans, Race relations, School integration, Social integration, Urban renewal, Gentrification, Affirmative action programs, Civil rights movements, Cities and towns--Growth
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UNC Charlotte professor Jeffrey Leak discusses his family's history in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and recounts his experiences growing up in West Charlotte and attending recently integrated schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school sys...
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Todd Tibbits oral history interview, 2021 July 16
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Creator
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Tibbits, Todd
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Date Created
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2021-07-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Social integration, Current events, Christianity and culture, Political and social views
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Todd Tibbits was CEO of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte from March of 2016 to August of 2021. He had previously worked for YMCAs in Toledo, Ohio and in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. As he noted, he headed the Charlotte Y at an especially challeng...