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Bill Brown oral history interview 1, 2007 April 25
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Creator
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Brown, Bill, 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-04-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Distilling, Illicit
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Bill Brown recalls his career as a stock car racing mechanic during the 1950s and 1960s. He describes his experiences growing up near Winston-Salem, North Carolina and building cars for races at Bowman Gray Stadium. Mr. Brown often prepared cars f...
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Bill Brown oral history interview 2, 2007 June 25
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Creator
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Brown, Bill, 1935-
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Date Created
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2007-06-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile mechanics, Labor unions
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Bill Brown discusses his experiences as a mechanic for racecar drivers Billy and Bobby Myers during the 1950s. He recalls his relationship with the racing brothers and reflects upon his experiences with other racecar drivers such as Fireball Rober...
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Courtney Gaillard oral history interview, 2020 November 12
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Creator
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Gaillard, Courtney
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Date Created
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2020-11-12
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, African American college students
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Description
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In this interview, Courtney Gaillard, an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte shares memories of her time as a student from 1995-1997. [All time approximate] She discusses her decision to transfer to the university after having ...
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Emma Hendel oral history interview, 2019 April 20
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Creator
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Hendel, Emma J. (Emma Joy)
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Date Created
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2019-04-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Farms, Community-supported agriculture, Farmers, Organic farming--Certification, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (United States), Social media
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Description
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Emma Hendel discusses her five years as a microgreens farmer and co-owner of Fair Share Farms, LLC in Pfafftown, North Carolina. Mrs. Hendel describes why and how she and her husband, Elliot Seldner, came to North Carolina and started their farm. ...
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Hanes Hosiery Women's Basketball panel discussion, 1996 March 3
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Creator
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Bauguess, Mildred Little, 1932-2013
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Date Created
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1996-03-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, Basketball players, Women athletes, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Hosiery workers, Softball
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Historian Pamela Grundy leads a panel discussion at the Levine Museum of the New South with four former members of the Hanes Hosiery women's basketball team, Mildred "Milly" Baugess, Evelyn "Eckie" Jordan, Eunies Futch, and Hazel Phillips, who pla...
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Harold Smith oral history interview 2, 2008 March 19
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Creator
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Smith, Harold, 1932-
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Date Created
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2008-03-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Drag racing, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Stock car drivers, Stock car racing, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors--Modification, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile racing--Accidents, Automobiles, Racing--Maintenance and repair, Automobile racing--Employees, Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships
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In this second interview, modified stock car mechanic, pit crew member, and motorsports enthusiast Harold Smith reflects on his experiences in the racing community from the 1950s through the time of interview. Mr. Smith describes how he began work...
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Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 2, 1991
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Creator
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Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
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Date Created
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1991
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Subjects--Topical
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Orphanages, Civil rights movements, Depressions, Teacher-student relationships, Student movements, Methodist Church--Clergy
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Description
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In this 1991 interview, student Michael Wilson interviewed Dr. Loy Witherspoon about his life experiences in the North Carolina Piedmont. Dr. Witherspoon describes his unusual childhood, the latter part of which was spent at The Children's Home, a...
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Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 3, 1993 February 19
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Creator
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Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
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Date Created
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1993-02-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Teacher-student relationships, Methodist Church--Clergy, Social change
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In this 1993 interview, student Mitch Miles interviewed Dr. Loy Witherspoon, founding chair of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte, who relates his life story and reflects on changes that he witnessed in the American South between the 1930s and the...
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Loy H. Witherspoon oral history interview 4, 2010 May 18
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Creator
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Witherspoon, Loy H., 1930-2017
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Date Created
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2010-05-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Methodist Church, Orphans, Orphanages, Amusements, Religion--Study and teaching, Clergy
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In this first of seven interviews given by Loy Witherspoon and conducted by Christina Wright, Dr. Witherspoon describes his family history, early life, and education. Topics include how he became an orphan and his positive experience living in The...
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Mark Smith oral history interview, 2021 March 21
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Creator
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Smith, Mark
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Date Created
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2021-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ Buddhists
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Mr. Mark Smith discusses his experiences in organizing Pride events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and how the HIV/AIDs crisis inspired him to get more involved with the LGBTQ+ community as a result of his background in social work. Topics discu...
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Mary Jamis oral history interview 2021 March 18
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Creator
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Jamis, Mary
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Date Created
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2021-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ nonviolent resistance, Lesbian-gay relations
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Ms. Mary Jamis discusses her re-connection with the LGBTQ+ community through her experiences in organizing Winston-Salem Pride in 2011. Topics discussed include Ms. Jamis' participation in a non-violent protest against the YMCA in Winston-Sal...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 1, part 1
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Medicare--Costs, Medicaid, Social security--Government policy, Health insurance, Block grants, Medical care, Occupational training, Tobacco--Law and legislation, Military policy, Abortion--Government policy, Civil RICO actions, Firearms--Law and legislation, Education and state
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Charlie Sanders appears on the Mike Finley show on WSJS 600 AM. Sanders discusses his candidacy for senate and answers questions from Finley and from callers to the program. Sanders primarily discusses health care in the first part, including lowe...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 1, part 2
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Environmental policy, Environmental policy--Economic aspects, Education and state, Drugs--Costs, Drugs--Research, Health insurance, Business enterprises--Political aspects, Job security, Budget deficits, Medicaid, Abortion--Government policy, Higher education and state
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Continuation of the Mike Finley show on WSJS 600 AM. Charlie Sanders is the guest and answers questions about his political views. Topics from caller's questions include: environmental policy and business, beating Jesse Helms, and the federal gove...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 2, part 1
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Medicare--Costs, Medicaid, Social security--Government policy, Health insurance, Block grants, Medical care, Occupational training, Tobacco--Law and legislation, Military policy, Abortion--Government policy
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Charlie Sanders appears as a guest on Talk Back with Mike Finley, 600 WSJS to discuss his primary run to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Topics during the beginning interview portion of the recording include healthcare reform, insuran...
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Mike Finley Show, WSJS 600 AM, Winston-Salem, tape 2, part 2
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Environmental policy, Environmental policy--Economic aspects, Education and state, Drugs--Costs, Drugs--Research, Health insurance, Business enterprises--Political aspects, Job security, Budget deficits, Medicaid, Abortion--Government policy, Higher education and state
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Continuation of the Mike Finley show on WSJS 600 AM. Charlie Sanders is the guest and answers questions about his political views. Topics from caller's questions include: environmental policy and business, beating Jesse Helms, and the federal gove...
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Mildred Bauguess oral history interview, 1993 May 14
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Creator
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Bauguess, Mildred Little, 1932-2013
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Date Created
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1993-05-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Women basketball players, Basketball players, Women athletes, School sports, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Hosiery workers
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Description
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Mildred Little Bauguess discusses her basketball career at Claremont High School in Claremont, North Carolina and playing semi-professionally on the Hanes Hosiery Women's Basketball team during the 1940s and 1950s. She recalls the accolades, tourn...
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Mildred Wright oral history interview 1, 2006 February 14
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Creator
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Wright, Mildred, 1933-
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Date Created
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2006-02-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Open plan schools, Education, Elementary, School children--Education (Elementary), Educational assessment, School management and organization, Total quality management in education, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Cultural pluralism
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Mildred Wright recounts her career as an educator and administrator working with open plan schools in North Carolina, particularly her experiences helping to open, teach at, and manage Irwin Avenue Open School, the second functioning open plan sch...
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Rex Welton oral history interview 2021 March 1
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Creator
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Welton, Rex
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Date Created
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2021-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Gay bars, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-)
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Mr. Rex Welton discusses his experiences organizing Pride events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and his reflections on Pride before the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include Mr. Welton's first Pride experiences in Myrtle Beach, South ...
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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 ...
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Rick Mashburn oral history interview, 2021 March 6
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Creator
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Mashburn, Rick
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Date Created
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2021-03-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride celebrations, LGBTQ+ visibility, People with disabilities, AIDS (Disease)
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Mr. Rick Mashburn discusses his experiences as a gay and disabled man in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the 1990s. Topics discussed include Mr. Mashburn's childhood coming to terms with both his sexuality and his physical disability in the ...