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Title
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Rosaland McCoy oral history interview, 2016 March 19
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Interviewee
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McCoy, Rosaland A., approximately 1963-
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Interviewer
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Thomson, Hannah
Brusso, Jordan
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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 and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Date of Interview
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2016-03-19
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (26:29) : 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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Rosaland McCoy was a 54-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte. She was educated at Long Creek Elementary School and North Mecklenburg High School and was employed as a custodian with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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Abstract
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Rosaland McCoy reflects on her life growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Optimist Park neighborhood where she has lived since 1989. She contrasts her own deprived childhood with the stable lives of her children and grandchildren. Ms. McCoy describes changes in the Optimist Park neighborhood due to gentrification, recent at the time of interview, which has brought newly developed apartment complexes and increased racial diversity. Although she believes the new housing stock is too expensive for many residents, she notes that the neighborhood is now safer with less crime as a result of increased police surveillance. Ms. McCoy also discusses the historical background of Optimist Park as a site for the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project in 1987, when fourteen Habitat for Humanity houses were built. She notes that her own house was named for Habitat founder Millard Fuller.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.
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Interviewee Occupations
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School custodians
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Subjects--Names
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McCoy, Rosaland A., approximately 1963-
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Subjects--Organizations
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Habitat for Humanity, inc.
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Subjects--Topics
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Gentrification
Cities and towns--Growth
African American families
African American neighborhoods
Urban poor--Social conditions
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Optimist Park
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1960-2020
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Digital Collection Title
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UNC Charlotte Honors College and Charlotte Action Research Project interviews on Charlotte neighborhoods
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Digital Collection Series Title
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Small but significant : The Optimist Park community
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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).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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CH-MC0006
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1431