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David Hunter oral history interview 1, 1996 October 2
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Creator
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Hunter, David, 1933-
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Date Created
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1996-10-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights, Discrimination in education, College teachers, College administrators, Educational equalization
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Description
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Dr. David Hunter discusses his personal experiences with education and his lifelong work as an educator in his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes growing up in the African American neighborhood of Cherry, attending segregated scho...
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Gerson L. Stroud oral history interview, 2001 June 20
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Creator
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Stroud, Gerson L., 1919-2006
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Date Created
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2001-06-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Segregation, African Americans--Education, School integration, Busing for school integration, African American school principals, Public school--Administration, African American soldiers--Social conditions
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Description
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Gerson L. Stroud recounts his experiences as a lifelong resident of Charlotte as well as his thirty-one year career with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system where, as principal of West Charlotte High School, he oversaw that school's racial int...
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James L. Ross oral history interview 3, 2005 March 22
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Creator
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Ross, James L., 1934-
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Date Created
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2005-03-22
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, Race discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Race relations, Community organization, Group relations training, Civil rights movements
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Description
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James Ross, a native of Mecklenburg County, discusses his experiences with racial segregation and civil rights activism in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up in rural Grier Heights, Mr. Ross attended Billingsville Rosenwald Elementary School an...
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Marty Johnson Saunders oral history interview 1, 2006 November 28
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Creator
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Saunders, Margaret Johnson, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-11-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, Middle class African Americans, Segregation in education, School integration, Racism in education, Race relations, Urban renewal, Social values, Teachers
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Description
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Charlotte native Marty Saunders talks about her life, family, and career as a teacher. She recounts growing up in the Biddleville neighborhood, and how her family emphasized the importance of education. Mrs. Saunders describes attending West Charl...
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Marty Johnson Saunders oral history interview 2, 2006 December 7
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Creator
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Saunders, Margaret Johnson, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-12-07
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Middle class African Americans, Segregation in education, Race relations, Urban renewal, Social values
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Description
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Charlotte native and teacher Marty Saunders continues the conversation about her life and the Biddleville neighborhood where she grew up in this second interview. She explains that during the 1940s-1950s, Biddleville had a strong sense of communit...
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Miriam Bates oral history interview, 2006 November 18
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Creator
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Bates, Miriam, 1926-
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Date Created
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2006-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation, Segregation in education, Civil rights movements, African American neighborhoods, African American Greek letter societies, Presbyterian Church, Education, Urban renewal
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Description
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Miriam Bates recounts her life growing up in Charlotte, her college experience at Hampton University in Virginia, and her return to Charlotte in 1978. Mrs. Bates recalls growing up in the Biddleville neighborhood in Charlotte, where she lived thro...
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Sidney Freeman oral history interview 1, 2003 May 21
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Creator
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Freeman, Sidney L.
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Date Created
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2003-05-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights, Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Education--Political aspects, Trials, litigation, etc., Equality, Race relations, Racism, College teachers, Unitarian churches--Clergy
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Rev. Dr. Sidney L. Freeman, the longtime minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte (UUCC), recounts his involvement in the city's civil rights movement. Originally from Wisconsin, Dr. Freeman moved to Charlotte in 1957 to take the...