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E. Terrell Blackmon oral history interview, 2020 December 04
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Creator
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Blackmon, E. Terrell (Edward Terrell)
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Date Created
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2020-12-04
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, College students, Black, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, City planning
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E. Terrell Blackmon shares experiences from his time as a student at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.[All times approximate.] Topics discussed include the influence of Africana studies on Black students [16 min], student organizations s...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
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Date Created
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2018-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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In this second interview, community historian James Bradley Lee III continues to recall his personal experiences of growing up in Grier Heights, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his concerns about the effe...
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John Archibald oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Archibald, John, 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Working class families, Working class, Mills and mill-work, Industrial housing, Vocational education, Shipyards, Labor unions, War, Americans--Public opinion, Bombings, Airplanes, Military, Poverty, Racism, Racism--Economic aspects, Work environment, Veterans
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John Archibald recounts growing up in the Leakesville-Spray area of Rockingham Country, North Carolina, his time as a soldier during World War II, and his life and career after the war. As Mr. Archibald grew older, he became aware that his educati...
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Margaret Murphy oral history interview, 2020 July 30
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Creator
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Murphy, Margaret, 2000-
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Subjects--Topical
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School shootings, College students, Gun control, Homicide--Prevention, Memorials, Local government--Political aspects, Political activists
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Margaret Murphy, a UNC Charlotte rising junior, university chapter Director for March For Our Lives, (MFOL) and Co-Director for North Carolina MFOL, discusses her experiences related to April 30, 2019 when a gunman opened fire in a classroom on th...
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NAACP
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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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1996-11-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Education, Education, Higher, Education and state, Higher education and state, Medicare, Social security--Government policy, School children--Food, Student loans, Subsidies, Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations, Gifts, Conflict of interests, Older people, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Political participation
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Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech after lunch sponsored by the NAACP. Gantt promotes other Democratic candidates running for office in 1996, then begins talking about his platform. Gantt says that he has been talking to working families abou...
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NAACP and 1980 elections cartoon
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1980-03-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Presidential candidates, African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Suffrage, Voting, Politics and government
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Topics include: 1980 United States presidential election; NAACP; Black voters; Political candidates; United States politics and government
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Sequoyah Cottoms oral history interview, 2021 March 4
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Creator
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Cottoms, Sequoyah
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Date Created
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2021-03-04
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, Police shootings, Student teaching
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Sequoyah Cottoms shares her experience as an undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte from 2014 to 2017. [All times approximate] Sequoyah shares what going to college meant to her as a first-generation student and why she transferred to UNC Charlott...
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Taylor and Richardson families album
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Date Created
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1876, 1953
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American politicians, African Americans--Social life and customs, Freedmen
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The Taylor and Richardson families album contains photographs and other materials that document the life of Charles Samuel Lafayette Alexander Taylor, an African American barber, soldier, and firefighter active in numerous social and political cau...
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Vernon M. Herron oral history interview, 2007 March 13
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Creator
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Herron, Vernon M. (Vernon Mack), 1928-
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Date Created
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2007-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Education, African American families, African Americans--Housing, Urban renewal
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Dr. Vernon Herron shares his memories of growing up near the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Herron describes his education attending Myers Street Elementary and Second Ward High School, where he ...