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Title: John Edgar "Ed" Sockwell oral history interview, 1993 May 4
Creator: Sockwell, Ed, 1940-2006
Date Created: 1993-05-04
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Youth league basketball, Youth league basketball--Coaching, Basketball for children, African American athletes, Nonprofit organizations--Management, College sports
Description: Ed Sockwell, a former college basketball player and parent, discusses the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and recreational youth basketball in Charlotte. The Charlotte Sonics, a recreational basketball team formed by Mr. Sockwell and two friends, beg...

Title: Lib Rotan and George Powell oral history interview, 1993 March 8
Creator: Rotan, Elizabeth, 1928-2013
Date Created: 1993-03-08
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball--Rules, School sports, School sports--Coaching, School sports for girls, High school athletes, African American high school students, African American athletes
Description: Elizabeth "Lib" Rotan and George Powell describe their experiences in high school athletics as basketball coaches and physical education teachers. Mrs. Rotan coached high school basketball from 1946-1965 at Cramerton High School and Myers Park Hig...

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: 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...