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Bryant McMurray oral history interview 3, 2017 January 18
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Creator
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McMurray, Bryant, 1947-
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Date Created
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2017-01-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Photography of sports, Stock car racing, Photojournalism, Stock car drivers, Women automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers
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Description
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In this third installment of a series of interviews, Bryant McMurray discusses the evolution of stock car racing from a hardscrabble, do-it-yourself sport to a multimillion dollar industry with highly paid celebrity drivers and lucrative corporate...
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Ervin Brooks oral history interview, 2007 November 24
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Creator
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Brooks, Ervin L., 1956-
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Date Created
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2007-11-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing drivers, Women automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers
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Ervin Brooks recounts the experiences of his father Earl's thirty-year career as a stock car driver. Earl developed a close friendship with fellow driver Wendell Scott racing on the short tracks of Virginia. Ervin describes his father's skill as a...
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Sybil Lynne Scott oral history interview, 2007 November 24
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Creator
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Scott, Sybil Lynne
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Date Created
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2007-11-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), African American automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing drivers, Racism in sports, Automobile racing--accidents, Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships
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Sybil Scott discusses the 30-year stock car racing career of her father, Wendell Scott. Mr. Scott is, to date, the only African American driver to win at NASCAR's highest level. Ms. Scott recalls how she and her siblings helped their father during...
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T. Taylor Warren oral history interview 2, 2006 January 12
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Creator
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Warren, T. Taylor (Thomas Taylor), 1925-2008
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Date Created
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2006-01-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Sports photographers, Photography of sports, Photojournalism, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Motorsports--Economic aspects, Women automobile racing drivers, African American automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing managers, Automobile racing--Employees, Automobile racing--Sociological aspects
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Motorsports photographer T. Taylor Warren reflects in this second interview on the culture of NASCAR during the 1950s-1980s and on how the stock car industry has changed through the time of the interview in 2006. He begins by discussing the Nation...