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Title: Curtina P. Simmons oral history interview, 2004 April 13
Creator: Simmons, Curtina P. (Curtina Perkins), 1941-
Date Created: 2004-04-13
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, African American churches, African American business enterprises, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Education, Cities and towns--Growth, Urban renewal
Description: Curtina Simmons shares her memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, during the mid-twentieth century. Ms. Simmons moved to Second Ward as a child in the 1940s. She describes her educa...

Title: Kelly Alexander Jr. oral history interview 2, 2007 April 7
Creator: Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948-
Date Created: 2007-04-07
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Family-owned business enterprises, Funeral homes, Urban renewal, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Kelly Alexander Jr., son of former NAACP president Kelly Alexander Sr., recounts fond memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses notable businesses, banks, churches, an...

Title: Lem Long oral history interview, 2007 March 15
Creator: Long, Lem, Jr., 1921-
Date Created: 2007-03-15
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, Cities and towns--Growth, Country life, Funeral service, Race relations, City and town life
Description: Lem Long discusses growing up in Mint Hill, just east of Charlotte, North Carolina, and visiting the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. Topics include founding his own funeral business, Long and Son Mortuary Services, h...

Title: Thereasea Elder oral history interview 3, 2004 March 7
Creator: Elder, Thereasea D. Clark (Thereasea Delerine Clark), 1927-2021
Date Created: 2004-03-07
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Discrimination in public accommodations, Health facilities, Race relations, Urban renewal, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Thereasea Elder shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, as well as the Greenville neighborhood where she grew up. She talks about the United House of Prayer for All People and its r...