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Aldridge Kirk Hardee oral history interview, 1996 May 3
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Creator
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Hardee, Aldridge Kirk, Jr., 1913-2002
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Date Created
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1996-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Drugstores, Soda fountains, Pharmacists, Cities and towns
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Description
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Aldridge Kirk "Doc" Hardee discusses his career and business, Hardee's Pharmacy in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his connection with the family of Reverend Billy Graham. He describes his drug store, including the soda fountain, lunch counter, and...
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Andy Baxter oral history interview, 1999 June 29
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Creator
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Baxter, Andy
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Date Created
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1999-06-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Students, Public schools, School integration, Student government, Segregation in education, Race relations
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Andy Baxter talks about his experiences as a student at West Charlotte High School, where he was student council president in his senior year. Mr. Baxter reflects on his experiences with racial integration at the school, speaking at length about t...
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Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and Caroline Mesrobian Hickman oral history interview 2, 2013 August 20
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Mesrobian, Carol Wohlford, 1926-2018
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Date Created
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2013-08-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Eastover Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.), Gold mines and mining, Architecture, Architectural firms--Ownership, Moravians, Women--Education, Community life, African Americans--Employment
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In this second of two interviews Carol Wohlford Mesrobian and her daughter Caroline Mesrobian Hickman continue to share about their husband and father Ralfe Mesrobian's work as an architect in Charlotte, his hobbies, and his collection of arc...
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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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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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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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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 1, 2017 October 6
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Creator
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Slavery, Christian life, Football, Segregation in education, Segregation, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (Football), Bombings
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In this first of four related interviews, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick discuss their disparate experiences growing up and attending school in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick ta...
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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 3, 2017 October 23
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Creator
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Racism, Slavery, Genealogy, Poverty, African Americans--Reparations, Football, Enslavement
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In this third of four related interviews,, H.D. Kirkpatrick and Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick continue to discuss their relationship as it developed after their revelation that their family histories are connected through slavery in Charlotte and Mecklen...
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Mae C. Orr oral history interview, 2007 April 5
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Creator
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Orr, Mae, 1929-
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Date Created
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2007-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American police, Violence, Urban renewal, City and town life, Amusements
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Mae C. Orr shares her memories of growing up and living in the Greenville community in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as her experiences visiting the Charlotte neighborhood of Brooklyn, also known as Second Ward. She describes attending the seg...
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Margaret Austin RAIN Presentation
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Creator (Corporate)
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RAIN (Charlotte N.C.)
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Date Created
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1993-06
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Subjects--Topical
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AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease)--Patients, AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Services for, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Pastoral counseling of, AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects, AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--Christianity
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Margaret Austin presents to an audience of religious leaders at Myers Park Presbyterian Church about HIV/AIDS. She talks about how everyone is touched by HIV/AIDS and how it presents an opportunity for the church to be its best and address the cri...
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Mary Lou and Jim Babb oral history interview, 1999 July 14
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Creator
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Babb, Mary Lou, 1948-
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Date Created
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1999-07-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Public schools, Students, Parents' and teachers' associations
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Mary Lou and James "Jim" Babb recount their family's experiences attending West Charlotte High School during the height of school busing for integration in Charlotte, North Carolina during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Topics discussed include t...
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Myers Park Presbyterian Church
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Creator
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Sumner, William Hoke, Jr., 1912-1993
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Date Created
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1948-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Presbyterian church buildings, Church buildings
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The front of Myers Park Presbyterian Church near the intersection of Providence Road and Queens Road in Charlotte. The photograph of the Gothic-style church shows stone construction, and arched windows and doors.
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RAIN Meeting (Myers Park Presbyterian Church)
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Creator (Corporate)
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RAIN (Charlotte N.C.)
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Date Created
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1992-09-26
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Subjects--Topical
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AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease)--Patients, AIDS (Disease)--Prevention, AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Services for, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Pastoral counseling of, AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects, AIDS (Disease)--Religious aspects--Christianity, Voluntarism
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Recording of a RAIN meeting held in a classroom. Debbie Warren is speaking and projector slides can be seen on a screen behind her about HIV. She reads from a book of prayers. (4:50) Dr. Jim Horton (Carolinas Medical Center) speaks at length about...
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Tonda Anne Taylor oral history interview 1, 2015 March 10
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Creator
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Taylor, Tonda, 1940-
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Date Created
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2015-03-10
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LGBTQ+ people, Feminism, Lesbians, Racism, Homophobia
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In this first of four interviews, Tonda Taylor, long-time activist for LGBTQ rights and founder of Time Out Youth, an organization that offers support, advocacy, and opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGB...