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Title: LaVerne Miller oral history interview, 2006 November 26
Creator: Miller, LaVerne, 1949-
Date Created: 2006-11-26
Subjects--Topical: African American families, Segregation in education, Urban renewal--Social aspects, African American high school students, African American neighborhoods
Description: LaVerne Miller discusses her experiences growing up in Second Ward, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the 1950s and 1960s. She describes the communal support for each family and how residents felt that ...

Title: Lib Rotan and George Powell oral history interview, 1993 March 8
Creator: Rotan, Elizabeth, 1928-2013
Date Created: 1993-03-08
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball--Rules, School sports, School sports--Coaching, School sports for girls, High school athletes, African American high school students, African American athletes
Description: Elizabeth "Lib" Rotan and George Powell describe their experiences in high school athletics as basketball coaches and physical education teachers. Mrs. Rotan coached high school basketball from 1946-1965 at Cramerton High School and Myers Park Hig...

Title: Regina Crockett oral history interview, 1999 June 20
Creator: Crockett, Regina N. (Regina Nicole)
Date Created: 1999-06-20
Subjects--Topical: Academic achievement, Advanced placement programs (Education), High school students, High school students--Conduct of life, African American high school students, Race relations
Description: Regina Crockett recounts her experiences attending West Charlotte High School in the late 1990s. Topics discussed include the importance of Advanced Placement (AP) classes at West Charlotte; how she and other Black students were encouraged by thei...