Yancey, James A., 1932-

Alexander, Brian

James, Ida M., 1934-
Yancey, Ozener S. (Ozener Sloan), 1924-2010

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

2004-03-16

1 audio file (1:18:56) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log (5 pages : PDF)

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

This interview took place at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. James Yancey was a 72-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Charlotte in 1932. He graduated from Johnson C. Smith University and was employed as a juvenile probation social worker and domestic court counselor. Ida M. James was a 70-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in South Carolina in 1934. She graduated from high school and completed two years of trade school, and was employed as a cafeteria manager. Ozener S. Yancey graduated from Second Ward High School.

James Yancey, Ida James, and Ozener Yancey share their memories of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, which was located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, until 1970. All three interviewees discuss their involvement with the church, dating back as early as the 1940s, including congregants, funeral services, church leadership, and how the church changed over the decades since they had become members. Mr. Yancey also talks about Charlotte's urban renewal of the 1960s and how he considered it to be "black removal" and painful for the Second Ward community.

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

The first portion of the interview was not recorded. The audio recording begins abruptly in the middle of conversation after 15 minutes of silence, which was removed from the audio file prior to ingest. No known recording of the first part of the interview exists.

Social workers
Counselors

Yancey, James A., 1932-
James, Ida M., 1934-
Yancey, Ozener S. (Ozener Sloan), 1924-2010

Food service employees
Middle managers

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Second Ward High School (Charlotte, N.C.)

African Americans--Segregation
African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African American schools
African American neighborhoods
Urban renewal

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--Cherry

Interviews
Oral histories

1930-2010

Student project on Second Ward

Ozener Yancey and James Yancey oral history interview, 2004 March 23, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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