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Brianna McGruder oral history interview, 2018 January 23
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Creator
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McGruder, Brianna Monet
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Date Created
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2018-01-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Feminism, Community organization, LGBTQ+ people, Lesbians, Women's studies
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Description
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Junior student Brianna McGruder charts her life path to Charlotte, North Carolina, and UNC Charlotte, and anticipates her upcoming venture into documenting local LGBTQ+ history through oral history interviewing. Ms. McGruder reflects on her experi...
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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 1, 2009 May 6
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Creator
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Date Created
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2009-05-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile racing drivers, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing)
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In this first of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens recalls his career in stock car racing as a mechanic and parts distributor during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Growing up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Mr. Owens first became involved in rac...
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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 2, 2009 September 3
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Creator
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Date Created
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2009-09-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Automobiles--Parts
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Description
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In this second of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens continues to discuss his career as a mechanic and parts distributor in stock car racing from the 1960s into the 1990s. Mr. Owens describes the operations of the Holman-Moody racing team. His ...
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Claude Morris oral history interview, 2002 February 30
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Creator
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Morris, Claude E. (Claude Edward), 1902-2006
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Date Created
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2002-02-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Mills and mill-work, Rural families, Hunting, Gold panning, Springs, Lumber, Sawmills, Storytelling
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Description
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Montgomery County, North Carolina native Claude Morris recounts inheriting his home from his parents and local events and places over the course of his life. Mr. Morris discusses gold panning, fox hunting, cleaning out clogged water springs as a b...
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Earl Stafford oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Stafford, Earl, 1915-1982
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Floods, Voluntarism, City and town life
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Description
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Earl Stafford recounts memories of Charlotte, North Carolina after moving to Mecklenburg County in 1943. He discusses North Carolina's flood of 1916 and how it destroyed many communities in western North Carolina. Other topics include change in do...
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Ed DePasquale oral history interview, 2016 October 19
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Creator
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DePasquale, Ed, 1933-2019
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Date Created
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2016-10-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Italian Americans, Stores, Retail--Management, Gay men, Gay men--Sexual behavior, Racism, Gay men--Family relationships, Sexual orientation--Religious aspects, Christianity, Gay relationships
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Description
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WARNING: This interview includes language that many may find offensive, including racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-Semitic statements. Ed DePasquale discusses his life as a gay man in Charlotte, North Carolina for the past sixty y...
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Frances Flock oral history interview, 2008 January 30
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Creator
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Flock, Frances, 1928-
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Date Created
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2008-01-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers' spouses, Labor unions--Organizing, Distilling, Illicit
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Description
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Frances Flock, the wife of stock car driver Tim Flock, reminisces about her early life, Mr. Flock's career, and her involvement in the motorsports community. She talks about growing up in rural Atlanta, Georgia in the 1930s and 1940s, her cou...
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Jeri Gertzman oral history interview, 1990 April 22
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Creator
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Gertzman, Jeri Pressman, 1934-
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Date Created
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1990-04-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity
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Description
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Jeri Gertzman discusses her life as a member of Charlotte's Jewish community. Recalling the community as small and close-knit, Ms. Gertzman reminisces about her childhood religious education at Temple Israel during...
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Jeri Gertzman oral history interview, 1990 April 22
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Creator
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Gertzman, Jeri Pressman, 1934-
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Date Created
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1990-04-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity, Jews--Education, Antisemitism, Fasts and feasts--Judaism, Passover--Customs and practices, Zionism
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Description
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Jeri Gertzman discusses her life as a member of Charlotte's Jewish community. Recalling the community as small and close-knit, Ms. Gertzman reminisces about her childhood religious education at Temple Israel during...
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Jim Price oral history interview, 1993 June 8
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Creator
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Price, James Wilson, 1921-2011
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Date Created
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1993-06-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Foundries, Industrial relations, Ironwork, Mechanization, Mechanical engineering, Pipe mills, Piping--Design and construction, Work environment
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Description
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In this interview, Jim Price recounts his fifty years of service at the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry as well as his Air Force training during World War II. Mr. Price describes the working conditions at Charlotte Pipe as perilous in nature and discus...
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Margi Goldstein oral history interview, 1992 February 3
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Creator
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Goldstein, Margi L., 1932-
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Date Created
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1992-02-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish religious education, Jewish way of life, Jewish leadership
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Description
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In this interview, Margi Goldstein shares her experiences as a Jew in Charlotte, North Carolina beginning in the 1950s. She describes her involvement in various Jewish organizations and has recently renewed her volunteering as a result of a trip t...
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Margi Goldstein oral history interview, 1992 February 3
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Creator
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Goldstein, Margi L., 1932-
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Date Created
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1992-02-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish religious education, Jewish way of life, Jewish leadership, Jews--Political activity, Zionism, Antisemitism, School integration--Public opinion
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In this interview, Margi Goldstein shares her experiences as a Jew in Charlotte, North Carolina beginning in the 1950s. She describes her involvement in various Jewish organizations and has recently renewed her volunteering as a result of a trip t...
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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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Maurice Peabody oral history interview, 1993 April 30
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Creator
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Peabody, Maurice E., 1913-2000
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Date Created
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1993-04-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, Basketball stories, College sports, Basketball teams, School sports
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Maurice Peabody discusses his experiences playing basketball for Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Charlotte YMCA, and Davidson College during the 1930s. Mr. Peabody recounts some of the most memorable games he played over his ...
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Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill oral history interview, 2019 March 27
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Creator
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Godman, Mendy Leigh
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Date Created
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2019-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Food security, Hunger, Facebook (Electronic resource), Food waste
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Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill began the Charlotte, North Carolina, chapter of Food Connection in September 2018. In this interview, they describe how they met, the mission of Food Connection, how it functions, and the larger food distrib...
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Merwin Edsel Foard oral history interview 1, 2014 February 4
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Creator
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Foard, Merwin E. (Merwin Edsel), Sr., 1931-2019
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Date Created
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2014-02-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Universities and colleges, College students, Emigration and immigration, Colonists, African Americans--Segregation, Providence and government of God
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In this first of two interviews, Merwin Edsel Foard, Charlotte native and graduate of Charlotte College, reflects on his life history and his conviction of divine providence throughout his life. He recounts the Foard family's deep rooted conn...
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Merwin Edsel Foard oral history interview 2, 2014 February 28
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Creator
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Foard, Merwin E. (Merwin Edsel), Sr., 1931-2019
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Date Created
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2014-02-28
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Subjects--Topical
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Universities and colleges, College students, Veterans--Education, African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Public speaking
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In this second of two interviews, Merwin Edsel Foard, native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and 1957 graduate of Charlotte College, continues to share about his experience attending the school. He begins by mentioning his service in the Korean War ...
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Pee Wee Jones oral history interview, 2007 April 19
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Creator
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Jones, Pee Wee, 1928-2008
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Date Created
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2007-04-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Motorsports, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers' spouses
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Description
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Pee Wee Jones describes his career as a stock car driver, racing in NASCAR for over twenty years. Mr. Jones was a regular competitor at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. He discusses his motivations f...
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Peggy Held oral history interview, 1996 July 17
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Creator
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Held, Peggy, 1920-2006
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Date Created
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1996-07-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Choirs (Music), Revivals, Religious gatherings, Christian life
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Peggy Held recounts her time singing in the choir during Billy Graham's crusades in New York City and in Charlotte, North Carolina during the late 1950s. She discusses how her experience with the Graham crusades influenced her family's relocation ...