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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt oral history interview 2, 2002 April 2
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Creator
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Earnhardt, Bobbie Nell, 1921-2003
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Date Created
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2002-04-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Farms, Farm life, Police, Chain gangs, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, Alcohol trafficking, Prohibition, Bookkeeping
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Description
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Bobbie Nell Earnhardt was born on Graham St. in Charlotte, North Carolina; she discusses growing up in Charlotte in the 1930s and shares her family's stories. She tells about her mother working at the handkerchief factory, which turned into the Ol...
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Ella F. Kelly oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Kelly, Ella F. (Ella Fielding), 1907-1991
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Families, Farm life, Agriculture, Manners and customs, Rationing
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Description
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Ella F. Kelly recounts her experience growing up on her father's farm in rural Georgia. Topics discussed include her daily chores and the overall value of farm life, dating and social engagements within the community, and the sustainability o...
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Ernest Henderson oral history interview, 2004 March 9
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Creator
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Henderson, Ernest, Sr., 1917-2011
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Date Created
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2004-03-09
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, Family farms, Farm life, Molasses, African American schools, Segregation in education, Segregation, Military education, Air pilots, Military, African American air pilots, Flight training, Armed Forces, War
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Description
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Ernest Henderson talks about his experiences as an African American growing up in Mountville, South Carolina during the 1920s and later serving in the Army Air Corps as a flight instructor during World War II. Mr. Henderson describes attending hig...
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Lester Youngblood oral history interview, 2003 February 22
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Creator
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Youngblood, William Lester, 1915-2012
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Date Created
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2003-02-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Family farms, Farm life, Dairy farming, Milk trade, Cotton trade, Wages, Country life, Amusements, War, Armed Forces
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Description
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William Lester Youngblood recounts his experiences living on a cotton and dairy farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina during the Great Depression. He talks about how rural communities were impacted differently than the cities and describes ho...
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Mattie Creigton oral history interview, 2003 March 5
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Creator
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Creigton, Mattie, 1912-2004
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Date Created
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2003-03-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Family farms, Farm life, City and town life, Roads--Design and construction, Amusements, Voting, Christian life
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Description
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Mattie Creighton, a lifelong Charlottean, recalls growing up during the Great Depression in Charlotte, North Carolina and working as a young woman during the 1930s and 1940s. Ms. Creighton describes her hardships during the time period including s...
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Oni Wilson oral history interview, 2003 February 26
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Creator
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Wilson, Oni, 1915-2009
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Date Created
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2003-02-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Family farms, Farm life, Cotton, Political and social views, Baseball, Textile industry, Textile workers--Labor unions, Company towns, Baptists
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Description
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Oni Wilson describes his childhood during the Great Depression and growing up on a cotton farm in Davidson, North Carolina. He talks about how his family lost their home in 1929 because of the fall of cotton prices, then rented a home and farmland...
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Sarah Alexander oral history interview, 2000 February 3
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Creator
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Alexander, Sarah Land, 1913-
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Date Created
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2000-02-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Teachers, Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Family farms, Farm life, Cotton growing, Tenant farmers, Dairy farms, Barns, Dairy barns--Design and construction, Dairy barns, Farm equipment, Education
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Sarah Land Alexander Sr. and her daughter, Sarah Land Alexander Jr., talk about their lives and the history of the Alexander family farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Alexander Sr. describes how she met her husband, William Tasse 'Bill' Alexa...