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Arthur Stinson oral history interview, 2007 April 23
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Creator
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Stinson, Arthur L. (Arthur Lee), 1933-2013
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Date Created
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2007-04-23
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, City and town life, Amusements
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Description
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Arthur L. Stinson recounts his experiences growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses schools and businesses in Brooklyn, working as a teenager in the coal yard and wood yard, and ...
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Arthur Wallace Sr. oral history interview, 2004 March 18
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Creator
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Wallace, Arthur, 1916-
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Date Created
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2004-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Amusements, Urban renewal
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Description
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Arthur Wallace Sr. shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He focuses on his experiences attending Friendship Baptist Missionary Church, which he joined in 1933, including church le...
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Arthur Williams oral history interview, 2007 March 30
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Creator
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Williams, Arthur, 1931-
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Date Created
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2007-03-30
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American families, African American schools, Barbershops, Urban renewal, Amusements
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Description
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Arthur Williams shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses residents and small businesses in Brooklyn, including his uncle's barbershop, N.G. Edwards Barber,...
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Bettye Golden Holloway oral history interview, 2007 April 26
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Creator
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Holloway, Bettye Golden, 1933-
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Date Created
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2007-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, African Americans and libraries, Libraries, African American families, School sports--Social aspects
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Bettye Golden Holloway shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward, during the 1930s through 1950s in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Holloway cites the close-knit community spirit of Brooklyn as its greatest streng...
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Charles Jones oral history interview 2, 2007 April 25
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Creator
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Jones, Charles, 1937-
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Date Created
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2007-04-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, City and town life, Civil rights movements, Urban renewal
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Charles Jones shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He describes the sense of community pride in Brooklyn's residents and their close-knit relationships, differences between Charl...
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Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
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Creator
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Edwards, Colvin Morgan, 1938-
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Date Created
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2007-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports--Social aspects, Race relations, Urban renewal, Amusements
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Description
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Colvin Morgan Edwards shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. While Mr. Edwards did not live in Brooklyn, he discusses his time spent there attending school and visiting friends. He...
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Connie Patton oral history interview 2, 2007 April 02
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Creator
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Patton, Connie, 1925-
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Date Created
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2007-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American business enterprises, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing, Urban renewal
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Description
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Connie Patton recounts growing up in the the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. He shares his memories of playing football and baseball with other children, churches, businesses, and joi...
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Curtina P. Simmons oral history interview, 2004 April 13
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Creator
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Simmons, Curtina P. (Curtina Perkins), 1941-
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Date Created
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2004-04-13
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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Dianne Wyche oral history interview, 2007 April 28
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Creator
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Wyche, F. Dianne (Fannye Dianne), 1945-
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Date Created
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2007-04-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American physicians, Race relations, Urban renewal, Youth--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Housing, Medical care, African American families, Middle class African Americans
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Dianne Wyche shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina also known as Second Ward. She recalls her father Dr. Rudolph Wyche and his medical practice in Brooklyn, including the types of surgeries he would perform,...
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Doretha Leak oral history interview, 2004 May 3
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Creator
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Leak, Doretha L., 1933-
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Date Created
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2004-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, African American schools, City and town life
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Doretha Leak recalls living during the mid-twentieth century in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. The first part of the interview was not recorded; much of the interview that was captured focuses on...
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Dorothy G. Shipman, Walter Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill oral history interview, 2004 March 11
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Creator
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Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926-
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Date Created
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2004-03-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal
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In this group interview, Dorothy Shipman, Walter "Buck" Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward, as well as their experiences with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. ...
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Frances H. Leach oral history interview, 2004 April 2
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Creator
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Leach, Frances H., 1919-2014
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Date Created
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2004-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African American churches, African American business enterprises, Amusements, Urban renewal
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Description
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Frances H. Leach shares her memories of Charlotte, North Carolina's African American communities. She talks about the Cherry neighborhood where she grew up during the 1930s and 1940s and the thriving African American Brooklyn community, also known...
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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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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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James E. "Slack" Steele oral history interview, 2004 April 16
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Creator
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Steele, James E. (James Edward), 1928-
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Date Created
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2004-04-16
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American churches, City and town life, School sports, Urban renewal
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James "Slack" Steele shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses his experiences in an area of Brooklyn called Blue Heaven, attending Second Ward High School,...
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James L. Ross oral history interview 1, 2004 March 10
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Creator
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Ross, James L., 1934-
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Date Created
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2004-03-10
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, Slums, Urban renewal, African Americans--Social conditions, African American police, African American churches, Easter, African American business enterprises, Gay clubs, Nightlife, Race relations, African American schools, African Americans--Education
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James Ross talks about the Brooklyn community in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. He describes in detail the different kinds of housing in Brooklyn, the residents, economic conditions, and why it was such a strong African American neighborhoo...
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Kelly Alexander Jr. oral history interview 2, 2007 April 7
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948-
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Date Created
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2007-04-07
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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Lem Long oral history interview, 2007 March 15
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Creator
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Long, Lem, Jr., 1921-
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Date Created
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2007-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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Mae C. Orr oral history interview, 2007 April 5
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Creator
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Orr, Mae, 1929-
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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 neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American police, Violence, Urban renewal, City and town life, Amusements
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Mae C. Orr shares her memories of growing up and living in the Greenville community in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as her experiences visiting the Charlotte neighborhood of Brooklyn, also known as Second Ward. She describes attending the seg...
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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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Olaf Abraham oral history interview, 2007 April 11
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Creator
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Abraham, Olaf, 1939-
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Date Created
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2007-04-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American schools, African Americans--Education, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, Amusements, City and town life, African American churches, Urban renewal
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Olaf Abraham recalls his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and of urban renewal. He describes daily life as a youth during the 1940s and 1950s, including attending Second Ward High Schoo...