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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 1, 2006 December 11
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2006-12-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African American families, Segregation, Segregation in education, Race relations, Corporal punishment of children, Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations
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In the first of three interviews, radio DJ "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her early life in the Third Ward and Brookhill neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina. She describes her family and neighborhood, and her experiences attending the seg...
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Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 1, 2007 April 4
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Creator
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Mangum, Bill, 1937-
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Date Created
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2007-04-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Distilling, Illicit, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Automobile mechanics
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In this first of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum describe the racing career of their father, Gordon Mangum, in the 1940s and 1950s. Gordon Mangum raced primarily on Virginia short tracks several times a week during a four month raci...
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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 1, 2009 May 6
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Creator
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Date Created
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2009-05-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile racing drivers, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing)
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In this first of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens recalls his career in stock car racing as a mechanic and parts distributor during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Growing up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Mr. Owens first became involved in rac...
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Dick May oral history interview, 2008 January 15
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Creator
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May, Dick, 1930-2009
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Date Created
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2008-01-15
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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, Farm life, Military service, Voluntary, Automobile racing drivers
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Dick May recounts his thirty-year career as a race car driver, competing in NASCAR and locally in New York State. Mr. May discusses growing up on a farm, his military service in the late 1940s, and how early incidences of speeding contributed to h...
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Eb Clifton oral history interview, 2008 March 11
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Creator
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Clifton, Eb, 1927-
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Date Created
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2008-03-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile mechanics, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Motorsports
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Description
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Eb Clifton recalls his 60-year career as a stock car racing mechanic and driver. After serving in the military during World War II, he opened a garage in King, North Carolina in 1949. Mr. Clifton describes how he learned to build race cars and fie...
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 1, 2004 April 8
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Creator
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Date Created
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2004-04-08
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American neighborhoods, African American elementary schools, African American school children, Segregation, Parents' and teachers' associations, Parent-teacher relationships, Rural schools
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In this first interview, Elizabeth Weinstein recounts her childhood growing up in Derita (now a neighborhood in Charlotte) North Carolina and attending Rockwell Rosenwald School during the 1940s. Topics discussed include her family's background; h...
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 2, 2004 April 9
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Creator
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Date Created
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2004-04-09
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, Segregation, Race relations, Racism, Rural schools, Teachers--Training of, Teacher-principal relationships, Elementary school principals
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In this second interview, Elizabeth Weinstein discusses her childhood growing up in Derita (now a neighborhood in Charlotte), North Carolina and her career as an educator in New York City. She describes how it was her mother and her Christian upbr...
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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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Gail E. Haley oral history interview 1, 2005 December 30
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Creator
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Haley, Gail E.
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Date Created
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2005-12-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Mythology, Illustrations, Publishers and publishing
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Gail Haley, an author and illustrator of children's literature born in Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls her early life and young adulthood and reflects on influences on her personal development as an artist. In this first of sixteen interviews, ...
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Hank Thomas oral history interview, 2009 April 30
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Creator
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Thomas, Hank, 1936-
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Date Created
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2009-04-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--accidents
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Hank Thomas discusses his career in auto racing, which has spanned over fifty years. Mr. Thomas grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began driving race cars at the age of twenty in 1956. He primarily raced stock cars and modifieds, travel...
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Harold Smith oral history interview 1, 2007 November 10
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Creator
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Smith, Harold, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-11-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Automobile racing, Drag racing, Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Alcohol trafficking, Automobile racing--Accidents
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Harold Smith recounts his experiences as a member of the motorsports community of Virginia. He discusses his work as a auto mechanic and drag racer for William Mason's organization during the 1960s and 1970s. Mr. Smith recounts building and operat...
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James Gaither oral history interview, 2004 February 24
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Creator
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Gaither, James Israel, 1936-
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Date Created
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2004-02-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, African American schools, African American families, Farm life, Education, Rural, Race relations
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James Gaither discusses growing up in the rural Hemphill Heights community in Charlotte, North Carolina and his education at Rockwell Rosenwald School. He recounts living in a farming household that produced their own butter and grew much of their...
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Mike Sykes oral history interview, 2007 October 16
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Sykes, Mike, 1952-
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Date Created
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2007-10-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing drivers, Automobile racing--Safety measures, Automobile racing--Societies, etc.
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Mike Sykes discusses his experiences working as a NASCAR safety inspector during the 1970s. Mr. Sykes attended many races growing up with his father, who worked with several of the independent racers. Taking after his father, Wade Sykes, who had a...
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Ned Jarrett oral history interview 1, 2007 June 6
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Creator
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Jarrett, Ned, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-06-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Automobile racing, Automobile racing drivers, Farm life, Automobile racing--accidents, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Pit crews, Success
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In this first of two interviews, Ned Jarrett recalls his driving career in stock car racing during the 1940s through 1960s. He talks about his experiences growing up on a farm in Catawba County in North Carolina. Mr. Jarrett explains that he learn...
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Rex White oral history interview, 2008 May 15
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Creator
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White, Rex, 1930-
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Date Created
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2008-05-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Chassis, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Sports--Corrupt practices, Automobile racing--Psychological aspects
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In this interview, Rex White recounts his early life and his career as a stock car driver from the 1950s to 1965. He begins by describing his life growing up in rural Taylorsville, North Carolina, including experience working on his father's Ford ...