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Alfred Alexander oral history interview, 2001 May 10
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Creator
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Alexander, Alfred L., 1952-
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Date Created
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2001-05-10
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Bombings, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in public accommodations, Group identity, Race relations
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Description
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Alfred Alexander describes his early life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s-1970s as the son of prominent civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., a leader in the Charlotte and the North Carolina branches of the NAACP. As a child he l...
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Alma Blake oral history interview, 1993 October 15
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Creator
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Blake, Alma, approximately 1918-
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Date Created
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1993-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, African American basketball players, School sports, Sex role, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Coaching
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Description
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Former player and coach Alma Blake discusses her life-long involvement with basketball. Throughout the interview, Ms. Blake discusses gender and the game as she reflects upon her own unwillingness to participate in high school basketball under "gi...
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Architecture award plaque image 1
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Creator
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Sumner, William Hoke, Jr., 1912-1993
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Date Created
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1954-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Architecture--Awards, Plaques, plaquettes
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Description
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1954 plaque awarding Graves and Toy architectural firm for outstanding architectural design of West Charlotte High School, Charlotte, N.C. The award was presented by the School Executive Better School Design Competition.
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Architecture award plaque image 2
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Creator
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Sumner, William Hoke, Jr., 1912-1993
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Date Created
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1954-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Architecture--Awards, Plaques, plaquettes
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Description
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1954 plaque awarding Graves and Toy architectural firm for outstanding architectural design of West Charlotte High School, Charlotte, N.C. The award was presented by the School Executive Better School Design Competition.
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Barbara Ledford oral history interview, 1999 July 17
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Creator
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Ledford, Barbara, 1940-
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Date Created
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1999-07-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Public schools, School integration, Multicultural education, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Students, School management and organization
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Description
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Barbara Ledford describes her experiences as a teacher and administrator within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, where she was employed in several schools including East Charlotte High School, Northeast Junior High School, and West Charlot...
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Charles McCullough oral history interview, 1993 August 30
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Creator
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McCullough, Charles, 1932 or 1933-2017
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Date Created
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1993-08-30
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Subjects--Topical
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School sports, Track and field, Basketball, School sports--Coaching, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, School integration, Basketball for girls, Basketball for women
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Description
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Charles McCullough discusses his experiences playing high school and college sports, and his career as athletics coach at West Charlotte High School beginning in the 1960s. He attended West Charlotte High School as well as coaching there as an adu...
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Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
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Creator
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Edwards, Colvin Morgan, 1938-
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Date Created
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2007-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports--Social aspects, Race relations, Urban renewal, Amusements
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Description
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Colvin Morgan Edwards shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. While Mr. Edwards did not live in Brooklyn, he discusses his time spent there attending school and visiting friends. He...
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Geraldine T. Powe oral history interview, 2005 March 20
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Creator
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Powe, Geraldine T. (Geraldine Torrence), 1922-2012
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Date Created
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2005-03-20
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, African American schools, African American school children, School discipline, Corporal punishment of children, School integration, Race discrimination, Public welfare, Voluntarism, Values--Religious aspects--Christianity
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Description
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Geraldine Powe discusses her education in segregated schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. She talks about positive relationships between parents and teachers; living briefly in New York City as a student; school discipline, including paddling in ...
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Harvey Boyd oral history interview, 2004 April 17
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Creator
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Boyd, Harvey, 1944-
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Date Created
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2004-04-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Commercial art, Social integration, Advertising, Newspapers, African Americans--Employment, Mentoring in education
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Description
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Harvey Boyd reflects on his extraordinary life achievements, despite his limited opportunities as an African American man growing up in the segregated South. He begins by describing his childhood home, where he also lived at the time of interview,...
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John L. Holloway oral history interview, 2007 August 27
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Creator
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Holloway, John L., 1925-
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Date Created
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2007-08-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Race relations, School integration, Marching bands, Music--Instruction and study, Jazz musicians, Jazz--Instruction and study
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John L. Holloway recounts his almost forty years as a high school band director and jazz musician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Holloway describes moving from Durham, North Carolina to Charlotte in 1950 after completing his education to teach ...
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Mable Latimer oral history interview, 2005 April 18
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Creator
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Latimer, Mable, 1934-
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Date Created
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2005-04-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African American students, Segregation in education, School integration, African American neighborhoods, Students--Social life and customs, Parent-teacher relationships, Race relations, Segregation in education, Volunteer workers in education
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Description
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Mable Latimer reflects on her experiences at West Charlotte High School, both as a student during the late 1940s and early 1950s, and after coming back to the school as a volunteer in the 2000s. Education was segregated at the time in North Caroli...
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Madelyn Wilson oral history interview, 2002 February 2
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Creator
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Wilson, Madelyn Joyce S., 1953-
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Date Created
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2002-02-01
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African American families, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Segregation in education, School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Busing for school integration
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Madelyn Wilson describes her experiences growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, particularly as a student in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system as it underwent the process of integration during the late 1960s and early 1970s. She explains h...
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Mae C. Orr oral history interview, 2007 April 5
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Creator
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Orr, Mae, 1929-
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Date Created
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2007-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American police, Violence, Urban renewal, City and town life, Amusements
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Description
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Mae C. Orr shares her memories of growing up and living in the Greenville community in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as her experiences visiting the Charlotte neighborhood of Brooklyn, also known as Second Ward. She describes attending the seg...
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Marty Johnson Saunders oral history interview 1, 2006 November 28
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Creator
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Saunders, Margaret Johnson, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-11-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, Middle class African Americans, Segregation in education, School integration, Racism in education, Race relations, Urban renewal, Social values, Teachers
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Description
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Charlotte native Marty Saunders talks about her life, family, and career as a teacher. She recounts growing up in the Biddleville neighborhood, and how her family emphasized the importance of education. Mrs. Saunders describes attending West Charl...
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Miriam Bates oral history interview, 2006 November 18
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Creator
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Bates, Miriam, 1926-
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Date Created
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2006-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation, Segregation in education, Civil rights movements, African American neighborhoods, African American Greek letter societies, Presbyterian Church, Education, Urban renewal
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Miriam Bates recounts her life growing up in Charlotte, her college experience at Hampton University in Virginia, and her return to Charlotte in 1978. Mrs. Bates recalls growing up in the Biddleville neighborhood in Charlotte, where she lived thro...
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Old West Charlotte High School image 3
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Creator
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Sumner, William Hoke, Jr., 1912-1993
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Date Created
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1954-11
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Subjects--Topical
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High school buildings, High schools
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Description
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Closer view of covered walkway and the back of the old West Charlotte High School on 1415 Beatties Ford Road. The part of the building in view is one-storey and made of brick and a window can be seen.
