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Title: Ed Peeler oral history interview, 1993 May 7
Creator: Peeler, Ed
Date Created: 1993-05-07
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, School sports--Coaching, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., High school athletes, Race relations, Television broadcasting of sports, Academic achievement
Description: Ed Peeler describes his career as a high school basketball and football coach at Mooresboro High School and Crest High School in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Mr. Peeler discusses notable students he coached, including David Thompson, and thei...

Title: Jeanne Brayboy oral history interview, 1997 September 25
Creator: Brayboy, Jeanne, 1930-
Date Created: 1997-09-25
Subjects--Topical: Music--Study and teaching (Elementary), Segregation in education, School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Busing for school integration, Race relations
Description: Jeanne Brayboy recounts her life, career as an elementary school music teacher, and firsthand experience of Charlotte's schools before and after integration. She moved to Charlotte after college and began teaching in segregated black schools, whic...

Title: Mary Lou Clarke oral history interview, 2001 May 11
Creator: Clarke, Mary Lou, 1932-2006
Date Created: 2001-05-11
Subjects--Topical: Segregation, Civil rights movements, Race relations, Boycotts, Health promotion, AIDS activists, Medical assistants, Nurses' aides
Description: Mary Clarke, Charlotte-Mecklenburg NAACP president (1986-1990), describes her experiences working for the NAACP from the 1950s to the 1990s, with attention given to her early role as a fundraiser and her later work as chapter president. Ms. Clarke...