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Katie Grier oral history interview, 2001 October 27
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Creator
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Grier, Katie, 1925-2010
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Date Created
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2001-10-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, African American families, Country life, Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Community gardens, Depressions, Canning and preserving, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, School integration, Family farms, Domestic animals
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Description
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Katie Grier shares information about growing up in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, living in the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina for over thirty years, and her involvement with gardening throughout her life. She describes her...
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Virginia Case oral history interview, 1996 September 10
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Creator
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Case, Virginia, 1918-
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Date Created
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1996-09-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Country life, War--Economic aspects, Women in war, Race relations, Urban renewal
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Description
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Virginia Case discusses her family and life in Gastonia, North Carolina. Originally from Pickens County, South Carolina, she and her husband moved to Gastonia in the mid-1930s. Mrs. Case describes how difficult life was during the Great Depression...
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Lucille Harwood oral history interview, 1994 October 8
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Creator
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Harwood, Lucille, 1921-
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Date Created
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1994-10-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation
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Description
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Albemarle native Lucille Harwood recounts her experiences during the Great Depression, World War II, and the second half of the twentieth century. She describes growing up very poor during the Depression, but explains how families would always sha...
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Nettie House oral history interview, 2006 October 24
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Creator
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House, Nettie S., 1924-
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Date Created
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2006-10-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Textile workers, Depressions, Race relations, School integration
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Description
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Charlotte native Nettie House describes her life growing up in Charlotte's Belmont neighborhood, her experiences during World War II, and her married life in Charlotte during the postwar period. Her father came to Charlotte from Union County to wo...
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Stanford Brookshire oral history interview 1, 1973 February 16
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Creator
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Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
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Date Created
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1973-02-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Mayors, Mayors--Election, Country life, Depressions, Family farms, Small business, Boards of trade, Cities and towns--Politics and government, Political campaigns, Sexism in political culture, Political candidates, Elections, Nonpartisan, Urban renewal, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Discrimination in public accommodations, Racism, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, African Americans--Civil rights, Bombings
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Stanford "Stan" Brookshire, the former four-term mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1961-1969, talks about his early life and his time as mayor. He describes his hometown, Troutman, North Carolina, and growing up on a farm that employed tenan...