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Title: Gerson L. Stroud oral history interview, 2001 June 20
Creator: Stroud, Gerson L., 1919-2006
Date Created: 2001-06-20
Subjects--Topical: Race relations, Segregation, African Americans--Education, School integration, Busing for school integration, African American school principals, Public school--Administration, African American soldiers--Social conditions
Description: Gerson L. Stroud recounts his experiences as a lifelong resident of Charlotte as well as his thirty-one year career with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system where, as principal of West Charlotte High School, he oversaw that school's racial int...

Title: Terry Tiamd oral history interview, 2007 April 27
Creator: Tiamd, Terry
Date Created: 2004-05-02
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Education, Segregation in education, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African American elementary schools, Segregation in transportation, Youth--Societies and clubs, Civil rights movements, School integration, African Americans--Social conditions, Community organization
Description: Terry Tiamd recalls growing up in the Paw Creek community, which was later annexed by Charlotte, North Carolina, and differences that she perceived before and after desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. She discusses having to walk a mile to atten...

Title: Titus Ivory Sr., Titus Ivory Jr., and Terrell Ivory oral history interview, 1993 March 24
Creator: Ivory, Titus Lovell, 1949-1998
Date Created: 1993-03-24
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Streetball, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Coaching, College sports, College athletes, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., African American athletes, African American families, African Americans--Education, Football, School sports
Description: Titus Lovell Ivory discusses his enthusiasm and participation in sports, both football and basketball. He describes his participation in sports since he was a child and recalls the various athletes he has encountered, from growing up playing stree...