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Title: Barbara Davis Crawford oral history interview, 2004 March 27
Creator: Crawford, Barbara Davis, 1943-
Date Created: 2004-03-27
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Dwellings--Fires and fire prevention, African Americans--Education, School sports--Social aspects, African American schools, Teacher-student relationships, African American business enterprises, African American churches, Urban renewal
Description: Barbara Crawford shares her memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes some of the homes that she lived in growing up, and a house fire that destroyed her family's possess...

Title: Girvaud Justice oral history interview 1, 2006 August 6
Creator: Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
Date Created: 2006-08-06
Subjects--Topical: African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Segregation in education, Racism in education, Civil rights, African American families, Urban renewal, Soap box derbies, African Americans and libraries
Description: Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. B...

Title: Vernon M. Herron oral history interview, 2007 March 13
Creator: Herron, Vernon M. (Vernon Mack), 1928-
Date Created: 2007-03-13
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Education, African American families, African Americans--Housing, Urban renewal
Description: Dr. Vernon Herron shares his memories of growing up near the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Herron describes his education attending Myers Street Elementary and Second Ward High School, where he ...