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Belle Banks oral history interview, 2002 January 25
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Creator
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Banks, Belle, 1918-2011
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Date Created
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2002-01-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Historic sites, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation, Regionalism, Manners and customs
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Description
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In this interview, librarian and historic preservationist Margaret "Belle" Banks describes her early life in Pennsylvania and Delaware, her move to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1944, and her role in restoring Cedar Grove and the Hugh Torrance Hous...
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Daisy Shipp oral history interview, 2004 March 24
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Creator
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Shipp, Daisy, 1944-
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Date Created
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2004-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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African American business enterprises, Nurses, School integration, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Racism, Urban renewal, Racism in medicine
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Gastonia, North Carolina native Daisy Shipp recounts her experiences as a nurse in the Charlotte region during the 1970s when the medical field in Charlotte was beginning to integrate. She discusses the training process of becoming a nurse as well...
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James Cuthbertson Jr. oral history interview, 2004 July 28
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Creator
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Cuthbertson, James, 1950-
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Date Created
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2004-07-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African American college students, African American student movements, Civil rights, College integration, Race relations, Racism, School integration, Student unions, Universities and colleges--Social aspects, Greek letter societies, African American Greek letter societies
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Description
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James Cuthbertson recounts his experiences as one of the few African American students attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. As a member of the Black Student Union, he discusses how the s...
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John Miller, Jr. oral history interview 3, 2011 September 26
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Creator
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Miller, John S. (John Sutton), Jr., 1930-2021
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Date Created
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2011-09-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Rest homes, Rest homes--Administration, Rest homes--Government policy, Nursing home patients, Social service, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Eugenics, Mentally ill--Care
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In this interview John Miller, Jr., Superintendent of Green Acres Rest Home in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1961 to 1982 continues to recount his experiences administering Green Acres. He discusses its transition from public to private control,...
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Ken Schell oral history interview 1, 2017 February 8
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Creator
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Schell, Ken, 1944-
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Date Created
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2017-02-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men--Suicidal behavior, Gay couples, Gay men--Sexual behavior, Same-sex partner abuse, Gay relationships
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Description
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WARNING: This interview contains discussion of rape beginning at 25:13 and ending at 25:27 and discussion of a drug overdose beginning at 35:35 and ending at 36:04. In this vivid interview, Ken Schell describes his life as a gay man working and li...
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Lillie Dial oral history interview, 2004 April 19
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Creator
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Dial, Lillie, 1925-
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Date Created
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2004-04-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, African American schools, African American school children, Education, Rural, School integration, School children
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Description
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Lillie Dial describes her educational experiences, including attending Pineville Colored High School in Pineville, North Carolina beginning in 1937 and attending Barber-Scotia College. Pineville Colored High School, a Rosenwald School, was new whe...
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Samuel C. Poteat oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Poteat, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1896-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City and town life, Depressions, Country life, Family farms
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Description
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Samuel Poteat describes his experiences overseas serving in the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion while plagued with the flu and measles during World War I. Other topics discussed include cotton farming in Huntersville, North Carolina; businesses and en...