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Title: 402 Darsey Street
Creator (Corporate): Charlotte Redevelopment Commission
Date Created: 1964-05
Subjects--Topical: Urban renewal, City planning, Municipal government, Community development, Urban, Lost architecture, Dwellings, African American neighborhoods

Title: Carson H. Beckwith oral history interview, 2006 December 1
Creator: Beckwith, Carson H. (Carson Hezekiah), 1909-2009
Date Created: 2006-12-01
Subjects--Topical: Beauty operators, Civil rights, Beauty culture--Study and teaching, Beauty culture, Beauty shops, African American businesspeople
Description: In this interview, Carson Beckwith recounts his life and career as a cosmetologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Beckwith discusses his upbringing in rural Craven County, North Carolina, his experiences while attending school at the North Caro...

Title: Daisy Stroud oral history interview 1, June 20, 2001
Creator: Stroud, Daisy S., 1921-
Date Created: 2001-06-20
Subjects--Topical: African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Race relations, Education, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations
Description: Daisy Spears Stroud, a native of Charlotte, recounts her experiences growing up in the First Ward neighborhood and her career in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system before and during desegregation in the 1950s-1970s. She describes her experien...