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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: Charles Jones oral history interview 2, 2007 April 25
Creator: Jones, Charles, 1937-
Date Created: 2007-04-25
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, City and town life, Civil rights movements, Urban renewal
Description: Charles Jones shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He describes the sense of community pride in Brooklyn's residents and their close-knit relationships, differences between Charl...

Title: Christine R. Bowser oral history interview, 2007 April 13
Creator: Bowser, Christine, 1934-
Date Created: 2007-04-13
Subjects--Topical: African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans and libraries, African American churches, Amusements, African American business enterprises, Race relations, Urban renewal
Description: 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...

Title: Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
Creator: Edwards, Colvin Morgan, 1938-
Date Created: 2007-03-15
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports--Social aspects, Race relations, Urban renewal, Amusements
Description: Colvin Morgan Edwards shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. While Mr. Edwards did not live in Brooklyn, he discusses his time spent there attending school and visiting friends. He...

Title: Daisy Shipp oral history interview, 2004 March 24
Creator: Shipp, Daisy, 1944-
Date Created: 2004-03-24
Subjects--Topical: African American business enterprises, Nurses, School integration, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Racism, Urban renewal, Racism in medicine
Description: 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...

Title: Doretha Leak oral history interview, 2004 May 3
Creator: Leak, Doretha L., 1933-
Date Created: 2004-05-03
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, African American schools, City and town life
Description: 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...

Title: Dorothy G. Shipman, Walter Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill oral history interview, 2004 March 11
Creator: Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926-
Date Created: 2004-03-11
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal
Description: 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. ...

Title: James L. Ross oral history interview 1, 2004 March 10
Creator: Ross, James L., 1934-
Date Created: 2004-03-10
Subjects--Topical: 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
Description: 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...

Title: James Yancey and Ozener Yancey oral history interview, 2004 March 23
Creator: Yancey, James A., 1932-
Date Created: 2004-03-23
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports, Urban renewal
Description: James and Ozener Yancey share their experiences in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Yancey discusses his career as a juvenile probation officer and social worker. He describes the urban renewal...

Title: Olaf Abraham oral history interview, 2007 April 11
Creator: Abraham, Olaf, 1939-
Date Created: 2007-04-11
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American schools, African Americans--Education, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, Amusements, City and town life, African American churches, Urban renewal
Description: Olaf Abraham recalls his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and of urban renewal. He describes daily life as a youth during the 1940s and 1950s, including attending Second Ward High Schoo...

Title: Vermelle Diamond Ely, Price Davis, Wright Hunter, Calvin Davis, and Naomi Davis oral history interview, 2004 March 25
Creator: Ely, Vermelle Diamond
Date Created: 2004-03-25
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Education, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African American churches, Manners and customs, Amusements, City and town life, Urban renewal, School sports--Social aspects
Description: In this group interview, Vermelle Diamond Ely, Price Davis, Wright Hunter, Calvin Davis, and Naomi Davis share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. The interviewees discuss Second War...

Title: Walter "Buck" Kennedy oral history interview, 2004 March 26
Creator: Kennedy, Walter, 1940-
Date Created: 2004-03-26
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American radio stations, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, Urban renewal
Description: Walter "Buck" Kennedy shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Kennedy describes growing up in the Cherry neighborhood and attending Second Ward High School. He discusses in deta...

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