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Alma Blake oral history interview, 1993 October 15
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Creator
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Blake, Alma, approximately 1918-
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Date Created
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1993-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, African American basketball players, School sports, Sex role, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Coaching
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Description
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Former player and coach Alma Blake discusses her life-long involvement with basketball. Throughout the interview, Ms. Blake discusses gender and the game as she reflects upon her own unwillingness to participate in high school basketball under "gi...
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Anna L. Heafner, Eunice "Dolly" Hickman, and Maude Pratt oral history interview, 1993 June 1
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Creator
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Heafner, Anna Lou, 1920-2011
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Date Created
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1993-06-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball players, School sports, Basketball for women, Basketball for girls, Basketball--Social aspects, Country life
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Description
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Anna L. Heafner, Eunice "Dolly" Hickman, and Maude Pratt describe their experiences playing basketball in the Steele Creek area of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (now part of Charlotte) during the 1930s. They talk about how many of the girls w...
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Baxter Wilson oral history interview, 1993 March 9
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Creator
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Wilson, Baxter, 1917-2002
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Date Created
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1993-03-09
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports, Young Men's Christian associations, Basketball players, Basketball teams, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball coaches, Basketball stories, Gymnasiums
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Description
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Baxter Wilson discusses playing basketball at Berryhill High School and in youth leagues in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1930s. He talks about the director of the YMCA, Carl Link, who organized youth basketball leagues in Charlotte and dro...
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Bill E. Bost oral history interview, 1993 March 15
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Creator
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Bost, Bill E. (Billy Earl), 1932-1995
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Date Created
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1993-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports, Basketball coaches, Teamwork (Sports), Basketball--Coaching, Basketball for women--Coaching, Basketball teams, Women basketball players, Basketball players, Basketball--Social aspects, Basketball teams, Basketball stories
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Description
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Former player, coach, and educator Bill Bost discusses his personal experiences around the game of basketball. Living and coaching in Catawba County, North Carolina, Mr. Bost explains the pivotal role basketball serves in a small town, where playe...
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Bobby Jones oral history interview, 1993 March 8
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Creator
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Jones, Bobby, 1951-
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Date Created
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1993-03-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Professional sports, Sports--Religious aspects--Christianity, Sportsmanship, Christian life, Basketball players--Professional ethics, College sports, College athletes, Basketball fans
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Description
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Bobby Jones, a former professional player in the NBA, discusses how his faith in Christanity is directly tied to his basketball career. Topics discussed include how his early career in basketball developed his moral and spiritual values and how hi...
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Bonnie Cone oral history interview 23, 1993 April 26
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Creator
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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003
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Date Created
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1993-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, College sports, Educational fund raising, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Public universities and colleges, School sites, Student government, Universities and colleges--Administration
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Description
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In this student interview from 1993, Dr. Bonnie Cone, founder of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), discusses the early days of the university's predecessor, Charlotte College. She explains that it was the students' dec...
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Burrell Brown oral history interview, 1993 March 31
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Creator
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Brown, Burrell P. (Burrell Peterson), Jr., 1917-2001
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Date Created
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1993-03-31
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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Cedric Thomas oral history interview, 1993 March 12
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Creator
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Thomas, Cedric
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Date Created
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1993-03-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Basketball, Youth league basketball, Sportsmanship, Basketball for children, Swimming, Problem youth, Problem youth--Services for, Values--Religious aspects--Christianity
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Description
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Cedric Thomas shares his experiences as the executive program director at the McCrorey YMCA in Charlotte, North Carolina beginning in 1990. He discusses how the YMCA implements Christian principles into their programs, provides activities for its ...
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Charles McCullough oral history interview, 1993 August 30
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Creator
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McCullough, Charles, 1932 or 1933-2017
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Date Created
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1993-08-30
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Subjects--Topical
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School sports, Track and field, Basketball, School sports--Coaching, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, School integration, Basketball for girls, Basketball for women
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Description
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Charles McCullough discusses his experiences playing high school and college sports, and his career as athletics coach at West Charlotte High School beginning in the 1960s. He attended West Charlotte High School as well as coaching there as an adu...
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Dan Davis oral history interview, 1993 November 10
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Creator
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Davis, Dan S. (Daniel Shaw), 1905-2000
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Date Created
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1993-10-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball--Tournaments, School sports, Basketball players, Basketball teams, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball for women, Basketball stories, Transportation
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Description
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Dan Davis describes playing and coaching basketball in and around Union County, North Carolina. After his graduation from UNC Chapel Hill in 1928, he came back to Union County to teach and coach men's and women's basketball, as well as baseball. H...
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Dr. Luther Kelly Jr. oral history interview, 1993 June 29
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Creator
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Kelly, Luther, 1925-1995
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Date Created
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1993-06-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, Neighborhoods, Basketball, Basketball players, Basketball stories
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Description
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Dr. Luther Kelly and his wife Susan discuss Dr. Kelly's grandfather, F.C. Abbott, and how he played in the very first basketball game in 1891 at Springfield College. The Kellys also talk about the history of basketball and its founder, Dr. James N...
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Ed Peeler oral history interview, 1993 May 7
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Creator
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Peeler, Ed
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Date Created
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1993-05-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports--Coaching, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., High school athletes, Race relations, Television broadcasting of sports, Academic achievement
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Description
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Ed Peeler describes his career as a high school basketball and football coach at Mooresboro High School and Crest High School in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Mr. Peeler discusses notable students he coached, including David Thompson, and thei...
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Elizabeth Callaway oral history interview, 1993 March 11
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Creator
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Callaway, Elizabeth McCall, 1919-2004
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Date Created
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1993-03-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, Basketball players, Women athletes, School sports, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Country life
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Elizabeth McCall Callaway talks about learning to play basketball and her memories of playing on school teams in Catawba County and Charlotte, North Carolina. She played basketball starting in the seventh grade in Catawba County and played for fou...
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Elizabeth Stratford Newitt oral history interview 1, 1992 December 7
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Creator
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Newitt, Elizabeth S. (Elizabeth Stratford), 1905-1999
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Date Created
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1992-12-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball for girls, School sports--Management, Basketball stories, Basketball--Social aspects, School sports, Basketball uniforms
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Elizabeth Stratford Newitt recounts her experiences playing basketball at Alexander Graham High School in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early 1920s. She discusses playing on the girls' high school basketball team and her role as the team’s ...
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Erin Mackie and Renée Mackie oral history interview, 1993 October 15
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Creator
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Mackie, Erin
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Date Created
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1993-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball for girls, Women basketball players, Basketball teams, Sports--Social aspects, School sports
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Description
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High school student Erin Mackie and her mother Renée Mackie talk about Erin's experiences as a female basketball player at Bandys High School in Catawba, North Carolina. Topics discussed include Erin's early memories of falling in love with the sp...
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George McCachren oral history interview, 1992 October 16
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Creator
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McCachren, George, 1919-2008
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Date Created
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1992-10-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Street-railroads, Young Men's Christian associations, Basketball, Youth league basketball, Camps, Swimming, Volleyball, Amusements
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Description
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George McCachren shares his experiences with the YMCA in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early and mid twentieth century, and discusses his brother's role as director of physical activity at the Charlotte YMCA. He talks about YMCA affiliated ...
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Gladys Worthy oral history interview, 1993 May 6
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Creator
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Worthy, Gladys, 1931-1994
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Date Created
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1993-05-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball players, Basketball stories, School sports, Basketball--Tournaments, Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, High school student activities, Parenting
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Description
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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...
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Herman Cunningham oral history interview, 1993 September 7
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Creator
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Cunningham, Herman, 1928-2018
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Date Created
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1993-09-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports, Basketball teams, Basketball--Tournaments, School sports--Social aspects, Segregation in education, Sports for women, Country life, School discipline
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Description
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Herman Cunningham recounts playing on the basketball team during the 1940s at Winchester High School, a segregated school for African Americans in Monroe, North Carolina. Mr. Cunningham describes how the school partially burned down in the 1930s a...
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Jane Kuykendall oral history interview, 1992 November 23
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Creator
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Kuykendall, Jane Bradley, 1913-2002
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Date Created
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1992-11-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Sex role, School sports, Basketball--Rules, Basketball uniforms, Women's colleges--Social aspects
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Description
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Jane Bradley Kuykendall describes her early experience playing basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Kuykendall discusses various aspects that have evolved in womens basketball including their uniforms, rules and regulations, and the commu...
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Jeff Brafford oral history interview, 1993 May 12
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Creator
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Brafford, Jeff
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Date Created
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1993-05-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair basketball players, Basketball--Tournaments, Fund raising, Basketball--Rules, Wheelchair sports, Wheelchairs, Athletes with disabilities, Sports for people with disabilities, Basketball stories, Exhibition games
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Jeff Brafford, a wheelchair basketball player with a mobility impairment, shares his experiences playing wheelchair basketball with the Charlotte Cyclones in Charlotte, North Carolina. He talks about the history of wheelchair basketball which star...