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Charles Clyburn oral history interview, 2004 April 5
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Creator
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Clyburn, Charles, 1934-
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Date Created
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2004-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Police-community relations, School sports, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, Amusements
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Native Charlottean Charles Clyburn shares his memories of spending time in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Topics include attending Second Ward High school, the Queen City Classic football rivalry...
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Fernando Estrada oral history interview, 2002 October 1
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Creator
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Estrada, Fernando, 1984-
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Date Created
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2002-10-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans--Social conditions, Racism, Education, Secondary, Emigration and immigration, Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Soccer
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Born in Iguala, Mexico, Fernando Estrada was a high school student in Charlotte, North Carolina at the time of this interview and had lived in the United States for one year. He discusses differences between education in the United States and Mexi...
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Hassey Gibson oral history interview, 1993 June 3
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Creator
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Gibson, Hassey R. (Hassey Richardson), 1910-1999
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Date Created
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1993-06-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Molding (Founding), Foundries, Ironwork, Piecework, Mechanization, Pipe mills, Piping--Design and construction, Work environment, Strikes and lockouts
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Description
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Hassey Gibson was a Charlotte Pipe and Foundry ironworker for fifty-two years. He began to work as a piece worker in 1925, but moved on to do various jobs within the plant. At the beginning of the interview, Mr. Gibson recounts his early work and ...
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Hernaldo Raymond Murillo oral history interview, 2002 September 25
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Creator
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Murillo, Hernaldo, 1966-
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Date Created
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2002-09-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Emigration and immigration, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Latin Americans--Religion, Immigrants--Economic conditions
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A native of Nicaragua, Hernaldo "Raymond" Murillo discusses his experiences as an immigrant during the last seven years in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Murillo talks about the pushes and pulls driving his migration to the region, including work ...
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Jasper Barber oral history interview, 1993 September 22
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Creator
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Barber, Jasper Dennis, 1932-2002
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Date Created
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1993-09-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Foundries--Management, Foundry workers, Industrial relations, Plastic pipe industry, Piping--Design and construction, Pipe mills, Mechanization, Work environment
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Jasper Barber was a Charlotte Pipe and Foundry employee for twenty seven years at the time of the interview. Mr. Barber was hired in 1968 as a machinist for the newly created Plastics Division, and he discusses the various early practical and admi...
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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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Description
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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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José Luis Garcia oral history interview, 2002 September 26
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Creator
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Garcia, José, 1973-
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Date Created
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2002-09-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Immigrants--Economic conditions, Immigrants--Social conditions, Latin Americans--Social conditions, Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, All Souls' Day, Sex role
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A native of Mexico City, Jose Luis Garcia talks about his experiences as an immigrant to the North Carolina Piedmont. Mr. Garcia discusses the factors that propelled him to move to the United States and vividly recalls his entree into the country ...
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Kneever “Joe” Morrow, Sr. oral history interview, 1993 June 15
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Creator
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Morrow, Kneever, Sr., 1922-1999
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Date Created
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1993-06-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Foundry workers, Foundry workers--Labor unions, Labor unions, Strikes and lockouts, Ironwork, Piecework, Pipe mills, Piping--Design and construction, Land use, Urban--Social aspects, Work environment
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Kneever Morrow worked at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry for approximately thirty-two years, and he recounts the various jobs he held with the company. Mr. Morrow explains how he received his nickname, "Joe," while working at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry...
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Manuel Mendoza oral history interview, 2002 September 13
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Creator
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Mendoza, Manuel A. (Manuel Antonio), 1966-
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Date Created
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2002-09-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Emigration and immigration, Latin Americans--Social life and customs, Immigrants--Cultural assimilation, Marginality, Social, Soccer, Soccer--Social aspects, Protestantism, Latin Americans--Religion, Race relations
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Manuel Mendoza immigrated to the United States from Santa Ana, El Salvador in December of 1999. He describes differences between the United States and El Salvador and the rest of Latin America, including language, culture, and way of life. Mr. Men...
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Nathaniel Washington oral history interview, 2006 November 14
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Creator
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Washington, Nathaniel, 1941-
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Date Created
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2006-11-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Race discrimination, Racism in the workplace, Segregation in education, Urban renewal
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Nathaniel Washington describes his early life in the Third Ward section of Charlotte, North Carolina. He discusses his experience in segregated schools during the 1950s-1960s, explaining that there were inequalities as black schools were supplied ...
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Willie Coleman oral history interview, 2001 November 1
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Creator
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Coleman, Willie S., 1924-2018
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Date Created
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2001-11-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, Country life, African American families, Depressions, Community gardens, Cotton growing, Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Canning and preserving, Cooking, American, Folklore
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Willie Coleman recounts her lifelong involvement with gardening and her memories of her family. She discusses growing up in Matthews, North Carolina, attending school in Steele Creek, living through the Great Depression as a child, and working at ...
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Wilma Conder oral history interview, 1993 September 22
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Creator
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Conder, Wilma H., 1923-2014
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Date Created
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1993-09-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Industrial relations, Automation, Foundries--Automation, Pipe mills, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics--Molding, Plastics workers, Shipment of goods, Teams in the workplace, Women blue collar workers, Work environment
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In her interview, Wilma Conder recounts her twenty-five years at the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry plastics plant. Mrs. Conder discusses her job as an operator of a large molding machine, noting her pioneering efforts in this position as few women da...