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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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Betty Seizinger oral history interview, 1999 June 22
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Creator
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Seizinger, Betty, 1931-2004
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Date Created
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1999-06-22
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Subjects--Topical
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School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Discrimination in education, De facto school segregation, Teachers, Magnet schools, Busing for school integration, Race relations
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Description
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Betty Seizinger discusses the history of West Charlotte High School and shares her experiences as a teacher there during the 1980s. Ms. Seizinger describes West Charlotte's challenges and successes in integrating staff and students during the...
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Gerson L. Stroud oral history interview, 2001 June 20
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Creator
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Stroud, Gerson L., 1919-2006
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Date Created
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2001-06-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Segregation, African Americans--Education, School integration, Busing for school integration, African American school principals, Public school--Administration, African American soldiers--Social conditions
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Description
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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...
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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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Description
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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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Mary Lou and Jim Babb oral history interview, 1999 July 14
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Creator
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Babb, Mary Lou, 1948-
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Date Created
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1999-07-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Public schools, Students, Parents' and teachers' associations
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Description
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Mary Lou and James "Jim" Babb recount their family's experiences attending West Charlotte High School during the height of school busing for integration in Charlotte, North Carolina during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Topics discussed include t...