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Title: Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 1, 2009 May 6
Creator: Owens, Slick, 1933-
Date Created: 2009-05-06
Subjects--Topical: Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile racing drivers, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Description: In this first of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens recalls his career in stock car racing as a mechanic and parts distributor during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Growing up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Mr. Owens first became involved in rac...

Title: Connie Patton oral history interview 1, 2005 May 2
Creator: Patton, Connie, 1925-
Date Created: 2005-05-02
Subjects--Topical: African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, Student activities, Social values, Youth--Employment, Soldiers
Description: Connie Patton shares his memories of his family, school life, and the Brooklyn neighborbood in Charlotte where he grew up during the 1930s and 1940s. Mr. Patton describes the Brooklyn of his youth as a close knit African American community with so...

Title: Eb Clifton oral history interview, 2008 March 11
Creator: Clifton, Eb, 1927-
Date Created: 2008-03-11
Subjects--Topical: Automobile mechanics, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Motorsports
Description: Eb Clifton recalls his 60-year career as a stock car racing mechanic and driver. After serving in the military during World War II, he opened a garage in King, North Carolina in 1949. Mr. Clifton describes how he learned to build race cars and fie...

Title: Gail E. Haley oral history interview 1, 2005 December 30
Creator: Haley, Gail E.
Date Created: 2005-12-30
Subjects--Topical: Mythology, Illustrations, Publishers and publishing
Description: Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her early life and young adulthood and reflects on influences on her personal development as an artist. In this first of sixteen interviews, ...

Title: Milton Short oral history interview, 2004 March 22
Creator: Short, Milton, 1919-2011
Date Created: 2004-03-22
Subjects--Topical: Urban renewal, Eminent domain, Political participation, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises
Description: H. Milton Short, Jr. recounts his six terms serving on Charlotte city council (1965-1979) in Charlotte, North Carolina and his involvement with the urban renewal program. He characterizes Charlotte's redevelopment program as very popular among Cha...

Title: Nettie House oral history interview, 2006 October 24
Creator: House, Nettie S., 1924-
Date Created: 2006-10-24
Subjects--Topical: Textile workers, Depressions, Race relations, School integration
Description: Charlotte native Nettie House describes her life growing up in Charlotte's Belmont neighborhood, her experiences during World War II, and her married life in Charlotte during the postwar period. Her father came to Charlotte from Union County to wo...