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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 2, 2006 December 12
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2006-12-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations, Radio broadcasting, Radio broadcasters, Radio audiences, Radio broadcasting--Social aspects, Radio advertising
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In the second of three interviews, "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her career with AM radio station WGIV in Charlotte, North Carolina as a DJ during the 1940s-1960s. Mrs. Leeper describes the mix of music and talk played at the station, the types...
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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 3, 2007 January 19
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2007-01-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations, Radio broadcasting, Radio broadcasters, Radio audiences, Radio broadcasting--Social aspects, Race relations, Social integration, Musical groups, Voluntarism
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In the last of three interviews with Christina Wright, radio DJ "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her career in radio and other professional pursuits in Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1950s through the time of interview. She shares stories abo...
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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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Charles Clyburn oral history interview, 2004 April 5
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Creator
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Clyburn, Charles, 1934-
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Date Created
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2004-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Police-community relations, School sports, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, Amusements
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Description
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Native Charlottean Charles Clyburn shares his memories of spending time in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Topics include attending Second Ward High school, the Queen City Classic football rivalry...
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Charles Jones oral history interview 1, 2005 May 18
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Creator
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Jones, Charles, 1937-
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Date Created
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2005-05-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights--Religious aspects, Racism, Segregation, Nonviolence
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Description
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J. Charles Jones--civil rights activist, Freedom Rider, and founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)--recounts his early life growing up in the Carolinas and his involvement in the civil rights movement. A native of ...
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Christine R. Bowser oral history interview, 2007 April 13
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Creator
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Bowser, Christine, 1934-
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Date Created
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2007-04-13
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans and libraries, African American churches, Amusements, African American business enterprises, Race relations, Urban renewal
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Christine Bowser discusses her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes her role as program director of the segregated Phyllis Wheatley YWCA in Brooklyn, classes and programs that...
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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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Dink Widenhouse oral history interview, 2007 January 25
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Creator
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Widenhouse, Dink, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-01-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock car racing--Accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Distilling, Illicit
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Stock car driver and Concord, North Carolina native David "Dink" Widenhouse discusses his racing career from the late 1940s-1960s and his experiences with members of the racing community. Mr. Widenhouse describes how he began racing at the age of ...
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Dolon W. Corbett oral history interview, 2002 January 28
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Creator
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Corbett, Dolon W. (Dolon Wilson)
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Date Created
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2002-01-28
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Subjects--Topical
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Land Use, Rural, Rural families, Sawmills, Farm life, Family farms, Timber, Natural areas, Political participation, Political and social views, Rural development
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Dolon Wilson Corbett recalls his family's history in Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, and how his family made their living by farming and working in a saw mill. Mr. Corbett discusses memories from growing up at the family home where he st...
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Doretha Leak oral history interview, 2004 May 3
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Creator
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Leak, Doretha L., 1933-
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Date Created
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2004-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, African American schools, City and town life
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Doretha Leak recalls living during the mid-twentieth century in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. The first part of the interview was not recorded; much of the interview that was captured focuses on...
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Dorothy G. Shipman, Walter Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill oral history interview, 2004 March 11
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Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926-
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Date Created
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2004-03-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal
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In this group interview, Dorothy Shipman, Walter "Buck" Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward, as well as their experiences with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. ...
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Edwin Black oral history interview, 2004 March 26
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Creator
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Black, Edwin, 1924-
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Date Created
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2004-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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War, Warships, Warships--Accidents, Military hospitals, Popular music radio stations, Veterans, Veterans--Medical care, Radio, Radio, Military
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Edwin Black discusses his time on the USS Rich during the invasion of Normandy and his life after World War II. Mr. Black joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 when he was eighteen as a radio technician with his cousin. The USS Rich was a convoy ship that ...
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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 2, 2004 March 26
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Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
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Date Created
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2004-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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War, War stories, Battles, Combat, Land mines, War casualties, War wounds, Military hospitals, Olympics, Veterans
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Floyd "Chunk" Simmons continues his story in this second of three interviews with a discussion of his time serving in the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Simmons arrived in Italy in August 1944 and stayed ...
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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 3, 2004 April 7
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Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-07
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Subjects--Topical
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War, Veterans, Universities and colleges, College sports, College students, College-student veterans, Decathlon, Decathlon--Training, Athletes, Olympics, Olympic athletes, Motion pictures, Acting, Photography
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In this last of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons discusses his activities after serving in World War II, including his time in the Olympics and in Hollywood as an actor. After the war, Mr. Simmons attended the University of North Carolina a...
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Frances Flock oral history interview, 2008 January 30
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Flock, Frances, 1928-
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Date Created
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2008-01-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobile racing, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing drivers' spouses, Labor unions--Organizing, Distilling, Illicit
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Frances Flock, the wife of stock car driver Tim Flock, reminisces about her early life, Mr. Flock's career, and her involvement in the motorsports community. She talks about growing up in rural Atlanta, Georgia in the 1930s and 1940s, her cou...
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Harvey Boyd oral history interview, 2004 April 17
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Creator
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Boyd, Harvey, 1944-
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Date Created
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2004-04-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Commercial art, Social integration, Advertising, Newspapers, African Americans--Employment, Mentoring in education
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Harvey Boyd reflects on his extraordinary life achievements, despite his limited opportunities as an African American man growing up in the segregated South. He begins by describing his childhood home, where he also lived at the time of interview,...
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Jack Claiborne oral history interview 1, 2003 June 5
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Creator
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Claiborne, Jack
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Date Created
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2003-06-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Editorials, Sports journalism, Newspapers, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Segregation, Race discrimination, Race relations
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Jack Claiborne, former editor at the Charlotte Observer and former director of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), reflects on his life, work, and the city of Charlotte. Mr. Claiborne talks about his ...
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James L. Ross oral history interview 1, 2004 March 10
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Creator
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Ross, James L., 1934-
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Date Created
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2004-03-10
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, Slums, Urban renewal, African Americans--Social conditions, African American police, African American churches, Easter, African American business enterprises, Gay clubs, Nightlife, Race relations, African American schools, African Americans--Education
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James Ross talks about the Brooklyn community in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. He describes in detail the different kinds of housing in Brooklyn, the residents, economic conditions, and why it was such a strong African American neighborhoo...
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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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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...