Poe, Mary, 1945-

Payne, Jennifer K.

Giles, Delores, 1946-

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2007-04-05

1 audio file (1:02:33) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log and transcript (47 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

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Mary Poe was a 61-year old woman at the time of interview, which took place at the University City Public Library in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina in 1945. She graduated from Second Ward High School and was employed as a sales hostess for a home builder and with Memorial Hospital in Charlotte. Delores Giles was a 60-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at the University City Public Library in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1946. She was educated at Second Ward High School and was employed as a nurse technician at Presbyterian Hospital.

Mary Poe and Delores Giles share their memories of growing up and living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. They talk about attending Second Ward High School, school sports and activities, and the supportive atmosphere provided by the teachers at the school. They also discuss what it was like to be a young woman in Brooklyn during the 1960s, including how opportunities in school differed for young men and women and how couples would travel to South Carolina to get married. Ms. Giles lived in the Blue Heaven section of Second Ward and describes how it differed from the rest of Second Ward. Ms. Poe also discusses the urban renewal project in Charlotte which dismantled Brooklyn during the 1970s, and how the city made promises to former residents that were left unfulfilled.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally transferred to electronic optical disc and reformatted using Exact Audio Copy.

Background sounds and voices throughout interview.

Sales personnel

Poe, Mary, 1945-
Giles, Delores, 1946-

Nurses

United House of Prayer for All People
Second Ward High School (Charlotte, N.C.)

African Americans--Segregation
African American schools
African American neighborhoods
African American churches
African American business enterprises
Amusements
Urban renewal

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--Blue Heaven

Interviews
Oral histories

1950-2010

Student project on Second Ward

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