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Title
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Cade Lee oral history interview, 2020 May 27
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Interviewee
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Lee, Cade
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Interviewer
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Moore, Casey Bumgarner
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2020-05-27
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (43:05) : Digital, MP3
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Object Type
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sound recording-nonmusical
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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Cade Lee was a 21-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place remotely in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Athens, Georgia in 1999. He was educated at UNC Charlotte with a degree in Political Science and International Studies and graduated in May of 2020.
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Abstract
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Cade Lee shares his experience as a student and activist at UNC Charlotte on April 30th, 2019, when a former student opened fire on a classroom killing two students and injuring four others. Months before the tragedy, Mr. Lee founded the UNC Charlotte chapter of March for Our Lives, a group committed to ending gun violence. He was on his way to Raleigh, North Carolina to participate in a teacher's march when he heard about the incident on campus. In the days that followed he worked with Charlotte's chapter of the NAACP to hold a rally and vigil to honor their fallen classmates and make a statement to local leaders to act to prevent further gun related violence. Mr. Lee discusses his activism in the Charlotte Community and his run for County Commissioner of District three in Mecklenburg County. He notes the need for young people to be involved in local politics to promote change.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from preservation WAV file. Interview originally recorded on zoom.us version 5.0.1 as an M4A and converted to WAV format using the online file converter Zamzar.
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Subjects--Names
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Lee, Cade
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Subjects--Organizations
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
March for Our Lives (Organization)
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Subjects--Topics
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School shootings
College students
Universities and colleges--Administration
Gun control
Homicide--Prevention
Mental health services
Campus police
Memorials
Local government--Political aspects
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
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Subjects--Genre
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Oral histories
Interviews
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Coverage--Dates
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2010-2020
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Digital Collection Title
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UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Niner Nation Remembers Oral History Project
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Related Interviews
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Kristine Slade oral history interview, 2020 June 3, https://goldmine.uncc.edu/index/render/object/pid/uncc:3218/parentPID/un... J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Related Materials
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UNC Charlotte April 30 tragedy memorial collection, MS0584, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1535
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Identifier
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NR-LE0036
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3216
