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Title: Harvey Gantt oral history interview, 2021 July 6
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 2021-07-06
Subjects--Topical: Young Men's Christian associations, Social integration, Race discrimination
Description: 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 ...

Title: Janet Levy oral history interview, 2021 November 15
Creator: Levy, Janet E.
Subjects--Topical: School shootings, College students, Memorials, Collective memory
Description: Dr. Janet Levy, UNC Charlotte professor emeritus and founding chair of the Department of Anthropology discusses her role and experiences as a member of the Niner Nation Remembrance Memorial Jury and Advisory Group that met in 2020 and 2021 to help...

Title: Nathaniel Washington oral history interview, 2006 November 14
Creator: Washington, Nathaniel, 1941-
Date Created: 2006-11-14
Subjects--Topical: Race relations, Race discrimination, Racism in the workplace, Segregation in education, Urban renewal
Description: Nathaniel Washington describes his early life in the Third Ward section of Charlotte, North Carolina. He discusses his experience in segregated schools during the 1950s-1960s, explaining that there were inequalities as black schools were supplied ...

Title: Susan Jetton oral history interview, 2019 January 23
Creator: Jetton, Susan K.
Date Created: 2019-01-23
Subjects--Topical: Press secretaries, United States. Congress. Senate, Political campaigns, Fund raising, Mass media--Political aspects, Political television commercials, Race discrimination, Speechwriters, Reporters and reporting, Human Rights Campaign (U.S.), National Endowment for the Arts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Description: Susan Jetton recounts her experience as press secretary for 1990 North Carolina senatorial candidate Harvey Gantt. She recalls meeting Mr. Gantt in the 1970s and her dedication to his senatorial campaign, which she describes as a "cause." Ms. Jett...