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Carol Newman oral history interview 1, 2005 December 14
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Creator
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Newman, Carol, 1946-2007
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Date Created
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2005-12-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Student-centered learning, Teachers, Experiential learning, Teachers--In-service training
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Carol Newman, longtime administrator with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) system discusses her involvement with the city's open school program between 1974 and the 1990s. Mrs. Newman describes her early interest in open education, whi...
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Girvaud Justice oral history interview 2, 2006 August 11
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Creator
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Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
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Date Created
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2006-08-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Segregation in education, Racism in education, Civil rights, African American families, Urban renewal, Gentrification, City planning--Citizen participation, Drug traffic--Social aspects, Public housing
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Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board ...
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Girvaud Justice oral history interview 3, 2006 August 25
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Creator
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Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
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Date Created
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2006-08-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, Gentrification, City planning, Community development corporations, Community development, Urban, Citizens' associations
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Description
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Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. B...
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Peggy Scoggin Holland oral history interview 1, 2004 November 5
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Creator
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Holland, Peggy Scoggin, 1957-
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Date Created
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2004-11-05
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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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Peggy Scoggin Holland recalls memories of her father, Robert E. Scoggin, particularly in regard to his role as a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina. Mrs. Holland describes her childhood perspective of Klan rallies as social events ...
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Sue Spayth Riley oral history interview, 2005 September 13
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Creator
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Riley, Sue Spayth, 1920-2006
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Date Created
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2005-09-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Unitarian Universalist churches--Education, Open plan schools, Education, Preschool--Curricula, Preschool teachers, School integration, Progressive education--Philosophy, Teacher-student relationships
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Sue Spayth Riley describes her experiences as the founder and director of Charlotte's first integrated and open preschool, the Open Door School. Ms. Riley attributes her decision to establish the Open Door School to a combination of influence...