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C. Vanessa Baxter oral history interview, 2004 December 21
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Creator
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Baxter, C. Vanessa, 1954-2007
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Date Created
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2004-12-21
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Subjects--Topical
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African American students, Discrimination in education, Racism in education, Segregation in education, School integration, Race relations, School violence, Foreign study
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Vanessa Baxter describes her experiences as a student in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools from 1959 through the early 1970s, focusing in particular on the impact of integration. Ms. Baxter describes attending an all-black elementary school, then movi...
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Brett Gilbert oral history interview, 2006 October 26
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Creator
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Gilbert, Brett, 1941-
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Date Created
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2006-10-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Country life, Social values, Soldiers, Civil rights movements
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Brett Gilbert recounts his life and experiences in Lincoln County and in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up on a dairy farm in rural Lincoln County, Mr. Gilbert explains how most people were poor farmers and that with the exception of atomic bo...
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Cindy Leggett oral history interview, 2006 April 1
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Creator
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Leggett, Cindy C. (Cindy Correll), 1949-
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Date Created
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2006-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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City and town life, Education, Middle class families, Physicians, Medical offices, Race relations, Segregation--Social aspects
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Description
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Cindy Leggett recalls her early life growing up and attending school in Kannapolis, North Carolina during the mid-twentieth century. She describes her parents' expectations towards education and how her father served as her role model and influenc...
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Terry Holland and Emil Parker oral history interview, 1993 June 6
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Creator
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Holland, Terry, 1942-
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Date Created
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1993-06-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, College sports, College sports--Recruiting, Basketball teams, Basketball players, Academic achievement
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Terry Holland and Emil Parker talk about the rise of basketball at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Mr. Holland discusses playing on the Davidson team while "Lefty" Driesell was coach during the 1960s, and describes how Coach Driesell...
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Alfred Alexander oral history interview, 2001 May 10
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Creator
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Alexander, Alfred L., 1952-
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Date Created
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2001-05-10
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Bombings, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in public accommodations, Group identity, Race relations
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Alfred Alexander describes his early life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s-1970s as the son of prominent civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., a leader in the Charlotte and the North Carolina branches of the NAACP. As a child he l...
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James Black oral history interview 2, 2007 March 27
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Creator
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Black, James A., 1942-
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Date Created
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2007-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, Evangelicalism, African American business enterprises, Urban renewal, Golfing
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Description
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James Black shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and his lifelong involvement with the United House of Prayer for All People. Mr. Black expresses his admiration for...
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Mary Poe and Delores Giles oral history interview, 2007 April 5
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Creator
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Poe, Mary, 1945-
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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 schools, African American neighborhoods, African American churches, African American business enterprises, Amusements, Urban renewal
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Mary Poe and Delores Giles share their memories of growing up and living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. They talk about attending Second Ward High School, school sports and activities, and the...
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James E. Ferguson II oral history interview, 2001 November 28
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Creator
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Ferguson, James E. (James Elliott), 1942-
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Date Created
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2001-11-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African American lawyers, Trials, litigation, etc., Racism, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration
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James Ferguson, a partner at the first integrated law firm in North Carolina, recounts his life's work fighting for civil rights in the state. His involvement with social justice began when he was still in high school, where he helped found the As...
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Sidney Freeman oral history interview 1, 2003 May 21
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Creator
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Freeman, Sidney L.
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Date Created
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2003-05-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights, Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Education--Political aspects, Trials, litigation, etc., Equality, Race relations, Racism, College teachers, Unitarian churches--Clergy
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Rev. Dr. Sidney L. Freeman, the longtime minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte (UUCC), recounts his involvement in the city's civil rights movement. Originally from Wisconsin, Dr. Freeman moved to Charlotte in 1957 to take the...
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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 2, 2006 January 27
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Creator
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2006-01-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Block printing, Caldecott Medal, Children's literature, Color separation, Folk literature, Illustrations, Linoleum block-printing, Publishers and publishing, Storytelling, Wood-engraving--Printing
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her early adulthood and discusses her first interactions with the publishing world. In this second of sixteen interviews, Ms. Haley recounts ...
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Peggy Scoggin Holland oral history interview 2, 2005 July 26
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Creator
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Holland, Peggy Scoggin, 1957-
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Date Created
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2005-07-26
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Subjects--Topical
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White supremacy movements, Anti-communist movements, Right-wing extremists, Political persecution, People with disabilities--Family relationships, Prisoners, Prisoners--Employment
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In this second interview, mortgage bank accountant Peggy Scoggin Holland defends her father Robert Scoggin, a former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Mrs. Holland begins by describing her father's work history, time in the Navy, and views o...
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John L. Holloway oral history interview, 2007 August 27
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Holloway, John L., 1925-
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Date Created
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2007-08-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Race relations, School integration, Marching bands, Music--Instruction and study, Jazz musicians, Jazz--Instruction and study
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John L. Holloway recounts his almost forty years as a high school band director and jazz musician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Holloway describes moving from Durham, North Carolina to Charlotte in 1950 after completing his education to teach ...
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Marion Johnson oral history interview, 2009 February 25
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Johnson, Marion Thomas
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Date Created
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2009-02-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing managers, Automobile racing drivers, Flags
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Marion Johnson discusses his career as a flagman for stock car races, spanning the 1950s to the 1990s. He began his career working at dirt tracks throughout the state of North Carolina. Mr. Johnson also served as a flagman for NASCAR races, includ...
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Girvaud Justice oral history interview 4, 2006 September 22
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Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
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Date Created
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2006-09-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Sexism, Racism, Diversity in the workplace, Sexual harassment, Sex in the workplace, Civil service positions, Illegal aliens
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Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. B...
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John Love oral history interview, 2004 April 9
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Love, John Willie, 1943-
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Date Created
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2004-04-09
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movement, Segregation in education, Racism, Race relations, Discrimination in employment, African American postal service employees, African American golfers
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South Carolina native John W. Love discusses his life in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his personal experiences with segregation, the civil rights movement, integration, and race relations in the city. Originally from Chester, South Carolina, Mr....
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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 1, 2016 August 10
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2016-08-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Photography—Marketing, Aircraft accidents, Visits of state
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Bryant McMurray describes his career as a photojournalist and sports photographer and his lifelong involvement with the motorsports industry. He recalls his upbringing in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and early interest in photography and stock car r...
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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 2, 2016 December 14
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2016-12-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Cameras--Equipment and supplies, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Photography—Marketing, Portrait photography, Photographic collections--Management
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In this second part of a series of interviews, Bryant McMurray discusses the photographic equipment, camera models, and film types he employed throughout his career as a successful sports photojournalist as well as the techniques he used to captur...
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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 3, 2017 January 18
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2017-01-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Stock car drivers, Women automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers
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In this third installment of a series of interviews, Bryant McMurray discusses the evolution of stock car racing from a hardscrabble, do-it-yourself sport to a multimillion dollar industry with highly paid celebrity drivers and lucrative corporate...
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Jonathan Scoggin oral history interview, 2004 November 20
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Creator
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Scoggin, Jonathan D., 1947-
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Date Created
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2004-11-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Race discrimination, White supremacy movements
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Jonathan Scoggin, son of South Carolina Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Robert E. Scoggin, describes his life and his father's involvement with the KKK. Mr. Scoggin remembers his father as a strict disciplinarian with entrenched opinions who saw the Kla...
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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins oral history interview 2, 2006 December 10
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Creator
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Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942-
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Date Created
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2006-12-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Busing for school integration, Civil rights movements, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Racism in education, De facto school segregation, African Americans--Education (Secondary), African Americans--Civil rights, African American families
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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins recounts her experience growing up in the Biddleville community in the 1950s, including being the first African American student to integrate Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She discusses her four days at ...