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Title
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Barbara C. Steele oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Steele, Barbara C., 1932-2005
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, Eminent domain, African Americans--Housing, African American families, Sports--Social aspects
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Description
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Barbara Steele recounts her childhood and life in Brooklyn, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, before it was torn down during urban renewal in the 1960s. She describes how close-knit and self-sufficient the comm...
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John Thrower oral history interview, 2004 September 4
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Creator
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Thrower, John Hampton, 1928-2013
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Date Created
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2004-09-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban redevelopment, African American neighborhoods, African American families, City planning, City council members, Urban renewal, African Americans--Segregation, Eminent domain
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Description
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John Thrower discusses his experiences serving two terms on the Charlotte City Council in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and 1970s. He describes poor living conditions in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina (also kno...