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Title: Barbara C. Steele oral history interview, 2004 April 1
Creator: Steele, Barbara C., 1932-2005
Date Created: 2004-04-01
Subjects--Topical: Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, Eminent domain, African Americans--Housing, African American families, Sports--Social aspects
Description: Barbara Steele recounts her childhood and life in Brooklyn, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, before it was torn down during urban renewal in the 1960s. She describes how close-knit and self-sufficient the comm...

Title: Erin Mackie and Renée Mackie oral history interview, 1993 October 15
Creator: Mackie, Erin
Date Created: 1993-10-15
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball for girls, Women basketball players, Basketball teams, Sports--Social aspects, School sports
Description: High school student Erin Mackie and her mother Renée Mackie talk about Erin's experiences as a female basketball player at Bandys High School in Catawba, North Carolina. Topics discussed include Erin's early memories of falling in love with the sp...

Title: Mary Dalton and Mildred McMillan oral history interview, 1992 December 7
Creator: Dalton, Mary Keesler, 1904-1999
Date Created: 1992-12-07
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Young Men's Christian associations, Women basketball players, Basketball teams, Basketball uniforms, Sports--Social aspects, Amusements, High school students--Conduct of life, City and town life, Street-railroads, African Americans--Segregation
Description: Mary Dalton and Mildred McMillan discuss their experiences playing basketball and enjoying other recreational activities in Charlotte, North Carolina during the early 20th century. They describe learning how to play basketball at a local park, pla...

Title: Otis Skipper oral history interview, 1993 June 6
Creator: Skipper, Otis S. (Otis Sanford), 1917-2002
Date Created: 1993-01-06
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball teams, Young Men's Christian associations, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, Sports--Social aspects, School sports, Basketball coaches, Basketball--Rules, Basketball stories, Depressions, Discrimination in sports
Description: Otis Skipper recounts his experiences playing basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina from the 1930s-1950s. He describes starting to play at the age of twelve at the YMCA, and discusses how the athletic director, Carl Link, was instrumental in org...

Title: Vernard Thompson oral history interview, 2006 December 2
Creator: Thompson, Vernard, 1948-
Date Created: 2006-12-02
Subjects--Topical: Racism, Police-community relations, Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American soldiers--Social conditions, Sports--Social aspects, Urban renewal
Description: Vernard Thompson recounts his early life growing up in Charlotte's Third Ward neighborhood and life in the city's African American community during segregation. He discusses his childhood, his experiences attending segregated schools dur...