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Title: Constance Oliphant oral history interview, 2015 November 5
Creator: Oliphant, Constance C. (Constance Colston)
Date Created: 2015-11-05
Subjects--Topical: Physical education teachers, Swimming, Segregation, Civil rights movements
Description: Constance Oliphant, who moved to Druid Hills in Charlotte North Carolina with her family in the 1950s, describes her life and her experiences growing up in the neighborhood. Mrs. Oliphant reflects on the significance of her time spent as a swim in...

Title: Henry Heath oral history interview, 2015 October 17
Creator: Heath, Henry, 1942-
Date Created: 2015-10-17
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Music, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Gentrification, Urban poor--Social conditions, Segregation in education, Racism, Civil rights movements
Description: 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...

Title: Nadine Ford oral history interview 1, 2015 November 15
Creator: Ford, Elaine N. (Elaine Nadine)
Date Created: 2015-11-15
Subjects--Topical: Civil rights movements, School integration, Urban gardening, Gentrification
Description: Nadine Ford, who has had a career in waste management, is a native Charlottean who was raised in the Druid Hills neighborhood during the civil rights era. She describes her schooling experience during desegregation busing, and the transformation o...