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Bill Blair Jr. oral history interview, 2007 October 11
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Creator
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Blair, Bill, Jr., 1938-
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Date Created
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2007-10-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Distilling, illicit
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Bill Blair Jr. recalls the stock car racing career of his father during the late 1940s and 1950s. He describes Bill Sr.'s experiences growing up on a farm with his brothers near High Point, North Carolina. Bill Sr. dabbled in moonshine running and...
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 1, 2007 April 4
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Creator
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Date Created
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2007-04-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Distilling, Illicit, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Automobile mechanics
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In this first of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum describe the racing career of their father, Gordon Mangum, in the 1940s and 1950s. Gordon Mangum raced primarily on Virginia short tracks several times a week during a four month raci...
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 2, 2009 April 8
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Creator
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Date Created
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2009-04-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Distilling, Illicit, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Genealogy
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In this second of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum recount the experiences of their father, Gordon, who was a race car driver in the 1940s and 1950s. The Mangum brothers recall their father\u2019s love of short track racing in Virgin...
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Dick May oral history interview, 2008 January 15
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Creator
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May, Dick, 1930-2009
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Date Created
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2008-01-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Farm life, Military service, Voluntary, Automobile racing drivers
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Dick May recounts his thirty-year career as a race car driver, competing in NASCAR and locally in New York State. Mr. May discusses growing up on a farm, his military service in the late 1940s, and how early incidences of speeding contributed to h...
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Mike Sykes oral history interview, 2007 October 16
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Creator
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Sykes, Mike, 1952-
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Date Created
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2007-10-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing--Safety measures, Automobile racing--Societies, etc.
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Mike Sykes discusses his experiences working as a NASCAR safety inspector during the 1970s. Mr. Sykes attended many races growing up with his father, who worked with several of the independent racers. Taking after his father, Wade Sykes, who had a...
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Price Davis oral history interview 1, 2004 May 25
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Creator
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Davis, Price, 1920-
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Date Created
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2004-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African American schools, African American teachers, Segregation in education, Race relations, Race discrimination, Racism, Police brutality, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Civil rights movements, Political and social views
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Price Davis shares his experiences of growing up and living in Charlotte during segregation. Mr. Davis talks about attending Morgan School and Second Ward High School in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, and ...
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Price Davis oral history interview 2, 2004 March 19
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Creator
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Davis, Price, 1920-
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Date Created
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2004-03-19
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, Segregation, Segregation in education, African Americans--Civil rights, Police brutality, African American police, Race discrimination
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Price Davis discusses his memories of living in the Cherry neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina and visiting the nearby Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward. He shares fond memories of Brooklyn, including attending Second Ward Hig...
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Price Davis oral history interview 3, 2006 November 18
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Creator
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Davis, Price, 1920-
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Date Created
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2006-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Education, African Americans--Social conditions, Police brutality, Segregation, Segregation in education
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Price Davis recounts his early life in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina. He shares his memories of living in the predominantly white township of Providence in Mecklenburg County as well as his experiences of growing up in Cherry, one of Charlo...
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Samuel C. Poteat oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Poteat, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1896-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City and town life, Depressions, Country life, Family farms
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Samuel Poteat describes his experiences overseas serving in the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion while plagued with the flu and measles during World War I. Other topics discussed include cotton farming in Huntersville, North Carolina; businesses and en...
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Scott Morrow oral history interview, 2002 February 10
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Creator
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Morrow, Scott
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Date Created
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2002-02-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Boats and boating--Recreational use, Canoes and canoeing, Water--Pollution, Conservation of natural resources, Water levels--Environmental aspects, Rural development, Outdoor recreation, Land use, Rural
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Scott Morrow discusses his river paddling business in Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina. His interest in canoeing was sparked when he was a teenager and since then he has paddled rivers all over North Carolina but has spent most of his time...
