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Winston-Salem Town Meeting
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Political participation, Public housing, Juvenile delinquency, Crime prevention, Absentee fathers, Parenting, Social values, Respect for persons, Public welfare, Education, Education and state, Economic development, Advertising, Political, Medicare, Older people, Debts, Public, Taxation--Law and legislation, Tax deductions, Subsidies, Affirmative action programs, Race discrimination, Firearms--Law and Legislation, Social security--Government policy
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Harvey Gantt attends a town meeting in Winston-Salem during his 1996 primary campaign for U.S. Senate. He first delivers a short speech outlining issues important to his campaign then opens the meeting up to questions. Gantt discusses his support ...
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Winston-Salem Chronicle Editorial Board
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Campaign funds, Race discrimination, Economic security, Job security, Education, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Economic aspects, Student loans, Occupational training, Tax deductions, Medical care, Cost of, Health insurance--Costs, Medical technology--Patents, Public welfare, Vocational education
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Harvey Gantt is interviewed by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Editorial Board during his 1996 primary race to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Interview topics include comments that Democratic primary candidate Charlie Sanders made after ...
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William "Whitey" Norman oral history interview, 2007 September 18
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Creator
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Norman, Whitey, 1926-
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Date Created
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2007-09-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Parties
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Description
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Whitey Norman recalls his career as a race car driver during the 1950s. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Yadkin County, North Carolina, he remembers how he was interested in driving from a young age. After serving as a tank driver in the Second Wor...
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Sherry Long oral history interview, 2003 August 19
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Creator
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Long, Sherry B. (Sherry Benfield), 1945-2018
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Date Created
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2003-08-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Agritourism, Agriculture, Subsistence farming, Family farms, Field crops, Livestock, Animals, Horses, Trails, Farm life, Landscape changes, Rural development, Land use, Rural
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Sherry Long discusses her business owning and managing Hillside View Stables, built in 1991 and located in Mooresville, North Carolina. Ms. Long talks of her passion for horses and bringing that enjoyment to the public through agritourism. She rec...
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Shena' Thornton oral history interview, 2021 January 14
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Creator
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Thornton, Shena'
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Date Created
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2021-01-14
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
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Description
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Shena' Thornton, an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, discusses her early life and her time as a student from 1982-1987. [All times approximate] Decision to come to UNC-Charlotte [3:36]. How Africana Studies supported B...
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Rick Mashburn oral history interview, 2021 March 6
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Creator
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Mashburn, Rick
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Date Created
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2021-03-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride celebrations, LGBTQ+ visibility, People with disabilities, AIDS (Disease)
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Description
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Mr. Rick Mashburn discusses his experiences as a gay and disabled man in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the 1990s. Topics discussed include Mr. Mashburn's childhood coming to terms with both his sexuality and his physical disability in the ...
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Rex White oral history interview, 2008 May 15
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Creator
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White, Rex, 1930-
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Date Created
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2008-05-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Chassis, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Sports--Corrupt practices, Automobile racing--Psychological aspects
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In this interview, Rex White recounts his early life and his career as a stock car driver from the 1950s to 1965. He begins by describing his life growing up in rural Taylorsville, North Carolina, including experience working on his father's Ford ...
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Rex Welton oral history interview 2021 March 1
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Creator
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Welton, Rex
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Date Created
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2021-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Gay bars, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-)
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Mr. Rex Welton discusses his experiences organizing Pride events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and his reflections on Pride before the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include Mr. Welton's first Pride experiences in Myrtle Beach, South ...
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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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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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Mildred Wright oral history interview 1, 2006 February 14
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-02-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, School children--Education (Elementary), Educational assessment, School management and organization, Total quality management in education, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Cultural pluralism
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Mildred Wright recounts her career as an educator and administrator working with open plan schools in North Carolina, particularly her experiences helping to open, teach at, and manage Irwin Avenue Open School, the second functioning open plan sch...
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Mildred Bauguess oral history interview, 1993 May 14
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Creator
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Bauguess, Mildred Little, 1932-2013
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Date Created
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1993-05-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, Basketball players, Women athletes, School sports, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Hosiery workers
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Description
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Mildred Little Bauguess discusses her basketball career at Claremont High School in Claremont, North Carolina and playing semi-professionally on the Hanes Hosiery Women's Basketball team during the 1940s and 1950s. She recalls the accolades, tourn...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 2, part 2
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Environmental policy, Environmental policy--Economic aspects, Education and state, Drugs--Costs, Drugs--Research, Health insurance, Business enterprises--Political aspects, Job security, Budget deficits, Medicaid, Abortion--Government policy, Higher education and state
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Continuation of the Mike Finley show on WSJS 600 AM. Charlie Sanders is the guest and answers questions about his political views. Topics from caller's questions include: environmental policy and business, beating Jesse Helms, and the federal gove...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 2, part 1
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Medicare--Costs, Medicaid, Social security--Government policy, Health insurance, Block grants, Medical care, Occupational training, Tobacco--Law and legislation, Military policy, Abortion--Government policy
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Charlie Sanders appears as a guest on Talk Back with Mike Finley, 600 WSJS to discuss his primary run to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Topics during the beginning interview portion of the recording include healthcare reform, insuran...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 1, part 2
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Environmental policy, Environmental policy--Economic aspects, Education and state, Drugs--Costs, Drugs--Research, Health insurance, Business enterprises--Political aspects, Job security, Budget deficits, Medicaid, Abortion--Government policy, Higher education and state
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Continuation of the Mike Finley show on WSJS 600 AM. Charlie Sanders is the guest and answers questions about his political views. Topics from caller's questions include: environmental policy and business, beating Jesse Helms, and the federal gove...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 1, part 1
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Medicare--Costs, Medicaid, Social security--Government policy, Health insurance, Block grants, Medical care, Occupational training, Tobacco--Law and legislation, Military policy, Abortion--Government policy, Civil RICO actions, Firearms--Law and legislation, Education and state
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Charlie Sanders appears on the Mike Finley show on WSJS 600 AM. Sanders discusses his candidacy for senate and answers questions from Finley and from callers to the program. Sanders primarily discusses health care in the first part, including lowe...
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Mary Jamis oral history interview 2021 March 18
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Creator
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Jamis, Mary
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Date Created
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2021-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ nonviolent resistance, Lesbian-gay relations
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Description
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Ms. Mary Jamis discusses her re-connection with the LGBTQ+ community through her experiences in organizing Winston-Salem Pride in 2011. Topics discussed include Ms. Jamis' participation in a non-violent protest against the YMCA in Winston-Sal...
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Mark Smith oral history interview, 2021 March 21
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Creator
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Smith, Mark
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Date Created
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2021-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ Buddhists
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Description
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Mr. Mark Smith discusses his experiences in organizing Pride events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and how the HIV/AIDs crisis inspired him to get more involved with the LGBTQ+ community as a result of his background in social work. Topics discu...
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Marion Johnson oral history interview, 2009 February 25
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Creator
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Johnson, Marion Thomas
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Date Created
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2009-02-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing managers, Automobile racing drivers, Flags
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Marion Johnson discusses his career as a flagman for stock car races, spanning the 1950s to the 1990s. He began his career working at dirt tracks throughout the state of North Carolina. Mr. Johnson also served as a flagman for NASCAR races, includ...
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Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 4, 2010 May 18
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Creator
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Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
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Date Created
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2010-05-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Methodist Church, Orphans, Orphanages, Amusements, Religion--Study and teaching, Clergy
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In this first of seven interviews given by Loy Witherspoon and conducted by Christina Wright, Dr. Witherspoon describes his family history, early life, and education. Topics include how he became an orphan and his positive experience living in The...
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Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 3, 1993 February 19
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Creator
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Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
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Date Created
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1993-02-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Teacher-student relationships, Methodist Church--Clergy, Social change
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In this 1993 interview, student Mitch Miles interviewed Dr. Loy Witherspoon, founding chair of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte, who relates his life story and reflects on changes that he witnessed in the American South between the 1930s and the...