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Title: Burrell Brown oral history interview, 1993 March 31
Creator: Brown, Burrell P. (Burrell Peterson), Jr., 1917-2001
Date Created: 1993-03-31
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, School sports, African American schools, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, Basketball for children, Discipline of children, School sports--Social aspects, Sports uniforms, Basketball players, Basketball for girls, Basketball stories, Basketball--Training
Description: Burrell Brown shares his memories of coaching basketball at Ridgeview High School, a segregated school for African American students in Hickory, North Carolina, beginning in 1948. He discusses how he improved his coaching by reading books by notab...

Title: Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 1, 1993 June 16
Creator: Randolph, Elizabeth S.
Date Created: 1993-06-16
Subjects--Topical: African American elementary schools, African Americans--Segregation, Education, Racism in education, School integration, Segregation, Segregation in education, Busing for school integration, Manners and customs, Depressions
Description: In this first interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph describes growing up during the 1920s and 1930s in a family that emphasized education which inspired her dedication as an educator throughout her life in such ...

Title: Elizabeth Randolph oral history interview 2, 1993 July 13
Creator: Randolph, Elizabeth S.
Date Created: 1993-07-13
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social life and customs, African Americans--Education, Segregation in education, Manners and customs, Depressions
Description: In this second interview with Jennifer Greeson for the Levine Museum, Elizabeth Randolph continues to discuss the importance of education to her family and within the African American community. She recalls her experiences attending high school in...

Title: Eloise W. Rushforth oral history interview, 1996 July 10
Creator: Rushforth, Eloise W., 1916-2017
Date Created: 1996-07-10
Subjects--Topical: Middle class families, Family vacations, City and town life, Evangelicalism, Presbyterian Church, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Religion, Revivals
Description: Eloise Rushforth recounts her family's close relationship with their neighbors, the Grahams and the Blacks, and her memories of Billy Graham as a boy and later as a budding evangelist in Charlotte, North Carolina. She recalls joint family vacation...

Title: Gladys Worthy oral history interview, 1993 May 6
Creator: Worthy, Gladys, 1931-1994
Date Created: 1993-05-06
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball players, Basketball stories, School sports, Basketball--Tournaments, Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, High school student activities, Parenting
Description: Gladys Worthy, a former basketball player for Highland High School in Gastonia, North Carolina during the 1948-1950 seasons, recalls her sports career. She reflects on the many advantages high school basketball afforded her, including the chance t...

Title: Mary Dalton and Mildred McMillan oral history interview, 1992 December 7
Creator: Dalton, Mary Keesler, 1904-1999
Date Created: 1992-12-07
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Young Men's Christian associations, Women basketball players, Basketball teams, Basketball uniforms, Sports--Social aspects, Amusements, High school students--Conduct of life, City and town life, Street-railroads, African Americans--Segregation
Description: Mary Dalton and Mildred McMillan discuss their experiences playing basketball and enjoying other recreational activities in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early 20th century. They describe learning how to play basketball at a local park, pla...

Title: Patsy Bolin oral history interview, 1992 October 15
Creator: Bolin, Patsy N., 1941-2012
Date Created: 1992-10-15
Subjects--Topical: Young Men's Christian associations, Cities and towns--Growth, Clubs, African Americans--Segregation
Description: Patsy Bolin recounts working as a bookkeeper at the YMCA in Belmont, North Carolina beginning in 1960. Ms. Bolin describes how the YMCA during that time was only open to white men and how she and other female employees could not enter the health c...

Title: Paul Grier and Calvin Miller oral history interview, 1993 July 2
Creator: Grier, Paul
Date Created: 1993-07-02
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, African American athletes, African Americans--Segregation, School sports, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Football, Basketball coaches, Discrimination in sports, Youth league basketball, Youth league basketball--Coaching
Description: In this interview, Paul Grier and Calvin Miller talk informally about their memories of basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina starting around the 1950s. Mr. Grier and Mr. Miller, both African Americans, attended segregated schools and mostly pla...

Title: Thomas Martin and Gloria Martin oral history interview, 1993 April 7
Creator: Martin, Thomas, 1904-1994
Date Created: 1993-04-07
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, School sports, Basketball teams, Sports--Social aspects, African Americans--Segregation, African American schools
Description: Thomas Martin and Gloria Martin talk about Mr. Martin's time coaching basketball and football at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, North Carolina while it was an all-Black school during segregation. Topics discussed include the importance o...

Title: Titus Ivory Sr., Titus Ivory Jr., and Terrell Ivory oral history interview, 1993 March 24
Creator: Ivory, Titus Lovell, 1949-1998
Date Created: 1993-03-24
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Streetball, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Coaching, College sports, College athletes, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., African American athletes, African American families, African Americans--Education, Football, School sports
Description: Titus Lovell Ivory discusses his enthusiasm and participation in sports, both football and basketball. He describes his participation in sports since he was a child and recalls the various athletes he has encountered, from growing up playing stree...

Title: Tom Scott oral history interview, 1993 July 2
Creator: Scott, Tom, 1908-1993
Date Created: 1993-07-02
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, College sports, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Economic aspects, Television broadcasting of sports, Discrimination in sports, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball players
Description: Tom Scott describes his coaching career and his role as the NCAA Basketball Committee chairman, in which he helped bring many basketball tournament events to North Carolina. Mr. Scott talks about his career as head coach for both UNC Chapel Hill a...