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James Gaither oral history interview, 2004 February 24
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Creator
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Gaither, James Israel, 1936-
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Date Created
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2004-02-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, African American schools, African American families, Farm life, Education, Rural, Race relations
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James Gaither discusses growing up in the rural Hemphill Heights community in Charlotte, North Carolina and his education at Rockwell Rosenwald School. He recounts living in a farming household that produced their own butter and grew much of their...
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Elaine Lynch oral history interview, 2004 April 27
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Creator
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Lynch, Elaine, 1942-
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Date Created
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2004-04-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Teachers, African American schools, African American families, African American churches, Segregation, Segregation in education, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, School integration, Civil rights movements
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Elaine Lynch discusses her home and family life while growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1940s and 1950s. She recounts attending York Road High School and other segregated schools; interactions with white children; spending summers...
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Cynthia Roddey oral history interview, 2004 May 17
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Creator
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Roddey, Cynthia P. (Cynthia Plair)
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Date Created
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2004-05-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Education, African American families, Middle class African Americans, African American schools, Teachers, Segregation in education, Civil rights movements, Race relations, School integration, Social values
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Description
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Dr. Cynthia Roddey describes her education in Rock Hill, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina and her experiences as a teacher after graduation. She attended segregated schools during the 1950s, including Biddleville Elementary and Immanue...
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 1, 2004 April 8
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Creator
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Date Created
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2004-04-08
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American neighborhoods, African American elementary schools, African American school children, Segregation, Parents' and teachers' associations, Parent-teacher relationships, Rural schools
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In this first interview, Elizabeth Weinstein recounts her childhood growing up in Derita (now a neighborhood in Charlotte) North Carolina and attending Rockwell Rosenwald School during the 1940s. Topics discussed include her family's background; h...
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 2, 2004 April 9
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Creator
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Date Created
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2004-04-09
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, Segregation, Race relations, Racism, Rural schools, Teachers--Training of, Teacher-principal relationships, Elementary school principals
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In this second interview, Elizabeth Weinstein discusses her childhood growing up in Derita (now a neighborhood in Charlotte), North Carolina and her career as an educator in New York City. She describes how it was her mother and her Christian upbr...
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Pauline Cox oral history interview, 2002 January 23
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Creator
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Cox, Pauline L.
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Date Created
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2002-01-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, Country life, African American families, Family farms, African Americans--Segregation, Community gardens, Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Canning and preserving
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Description
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Pauline Cox describes growing up on a farm in rural Anson County, North Carolina, living in the Wilmore community in Charlotte, North Carolina for the past thirty-two years, and gardening at the Wilmore Community Garden. Ms. Cox describes chores s...
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Willie Coleman oral history interview, 2001 November 1
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Creator
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Coleman, Willie S., 1924-2018
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Date Created
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2001-11-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, Country life, African American families, Depressions, Community gardens, Cotton growing, Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Canning and preserving, Cooking, American, Folklore
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Willie Coleman recounts her lifelong involvement with gardening and her memories of her family. She discusses growing up in Matthews, North Carolina, attending school in Steele Creek, living through the Great Depression as a child, and working at ...
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Annie Diggs oral history interview, 2001 October 30
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Creator
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Diggs, Annie Mae, 1926-2008
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Date Created
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2001-10-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, Country life, African American families, Family farms, Chores, Gardening, Community gardens, Vegetable gardening, Cooking, American
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Description
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Annie Mae Diggs recalls growing up in the country in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, helping to found the Wilmore Community Garden in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and her relationship with gardening. She discusses cho...
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Daisy Dunlap oral history interview, 2001 October 27
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Creator
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Dunlap, Daisy, 1934-
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Date Created
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2001-10-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Gardening, Community gardens, African Americans--Segregation, Country life, African American families, Family farms, Race relations, Vegetable gardening, Segregation in education
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Daisy Mae Dunlap discusses how gardening influenced her life while growing up in York, South Carolina and later, living in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Dunlap describes how her family wasn't that negatively affected b...
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Hassie W. Ervin oral history interview, 2002 January 10
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Creator
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Ervin, Hassie W., 1924-2007
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Date Created
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2002-01-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, African American families, Family farms, Vegetable gardening, Gardening, African Americans--Segregation, Community gardens, Tomatoes, Almanacs, American
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Hassie Ervin recounts growing up on her family's farm in Greenwood, South Carolina during the 1920s-1930s, moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, and living in the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte as an older adult. She describes her childhood, how...
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Carrie Gaddy oral history interview, 2001 October 29
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Creator
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Gaddy, Carrie H., 1930-
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Date Created
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2001-10-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Rural families, African American families, Family farms, Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Community gardens, Gardening--Social aspects, Cotton, Canning and preserving, Almanacs, American
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Carrie Gaddy recounts growing up in rural Union County, North Carolina, living in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina beginning in 1970, and gardening throughout her life. She describes life growing up with her family, attending ...
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Katie Grier oral history interview, 2001 October 27
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Creator
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Grier, Katie, 1925-2010
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Date Created
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2001-10-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, African American families, Country life, Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Community gardens, Depressions, Canning and preserving, Race relations, African Americans--Segregation, Race discrimination, School integration, Family farms, Domestic animals
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Katie Grier shares information about growing up in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, living in the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina for over thirty years, and her involvement with gardening throughout her life. She describes her...
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Donna McGee oral history interview, 2001 October 27
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Creator
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McGee, Donna, 1942-2014
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Date Created
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2001-10-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, African American families, Amusements, Gardening, Community gardens, Vegetable gardening, African Americans--Segregation
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Native Charlottean Donna Anthony McGee recalls growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes her childhood, including walking to school and playing stickball. A resident of the Wilmo...
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Katie McGill oral history interview, 2001 November 1
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Creator
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McGill, Katie Ementrice
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Date Created
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2001-11-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, Country life, African American families, Gardening, Dairy farms, Dairy workers, Family farms, School integration, African Americans--Segregation, Community gardens
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Katie McGill discusses her childhood growing up in rural Mint Hill, North Carolina and her involvement in the Wilmore Community Garden. Mrs. McGill was raised by her grandparents Samuel and Ester Stafford, and explained that her entire family work...
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Mary E. Nash oral history interview, 2001 November 3
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Creator
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Nash, Mary Ellen, 1931-2014
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Date Created
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2001-11-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Rural families, Country life, African American families, Gardening, Family farms, Farms, Small, Neighborhoods--Social aspects, Family reunions
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Mary Nash recounts her childhood in rural Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and her thirty-two years living in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte. Mrs. Nash describes going up on her family's small farm and discusses the various things her par...
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Isaiah Smith oral history interview, 2001 November 3
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Creator
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Smith, Isaiah, 1933-2012
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Date Created
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2001-11-03
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, Families, Gardening, Community gardens, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Race discrimination, Almanacs, Fertilizers, Greenhouse gardening, Vegetable gardening
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Isaiah Smith describes his experience as a recreational gardener at Wilmore Community Garden located in Charlotte, North Carolina starting in the early 1990s. He shares tips on how to cultivate a proper garden, his favorite vegetables and ways to ...
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James L. Atkinson oral history interview, 2015 October 22
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Creator
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Atkinson, James, 1954-
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Date Created
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2015-10-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility
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James Atkinson discusses his life and his family's long term involvement with the Optimist Park neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, including his role as an adviser to the Optimist Park Community Association. He describes the challenges of ...
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Gwendolyn Burris oral history interview, 2016 March 16
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Creator
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Burris, Gwendolyn, 1954-
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Date Created
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2016-03-16
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Subjects--Topical
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School integration, Gentrification, Segregation in education, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
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Description
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Gwendolyn Burris is a Charlotte native who moved to the Optimist Park community in 1987. She shares her memories of growing up in downtown Charlotte and details some of the challenges her family faced, including school integration in the early 197...
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Arneichia Green oral history interview, 2016 April 20
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Creator
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Green, Arneichia, 1965-
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Date Created
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2016-04-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
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Arneichia Green discusses the Optimist Park neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she has lived since 1997. She stresses her appreciation for the opportunity to move into a Habitat home through the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project...
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Henry Heath oral history interview, 2015 October 17
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Creator
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Heath, Henry, 1942-
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Date Created
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2015-10-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Music, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Gentrification, Urban poor--Social conditions, Segregation in education, Racism, Civil rights movements
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Henry Heath, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, describes his life and his involvement in the Optimist Park community since 1987. Mr. Heath details his childhood growing up close to Beatties Ford Road, including his education at segregated loc...