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Alfred Alexander oral history interview, 2001 May 10
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Creator
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Alexander, Alfred L., 1952-
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Date Created
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2001-05-10
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Bombings, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in public accommodations, Group identity, Race relations
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Description
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Alfred Alexander describes his early life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s-1970s as the son of prominent civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., a leader in the Charlotte and the North Carolina branches of the NAACP. As a child he l...
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Freddie and Christine Sanders oral history interview, 2005 February 1
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Creator
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Sanders, Freddie, 1931-
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Date Created
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2005-02-01
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, School integration, Teachers, Busing for school integration, Student activities, Students--Social life and customs
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Description
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Freddie and Christine Sanders reflect on what it was like to be students at the all-black Second Ward High School in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood during segregation in the 1940s and early 1950s. They describe school dances, football game...
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Gerson L. Stroud oral history interview, 2001 June 20
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Creator
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Stroud, Gerson L., 1919-2006
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Date Created
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2001-06-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Segregation, African Americans--Education, School integration, Busing for school integration, African American school principals, Public school--Administration, African American soldiers--Social conditions
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Description
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Gerson L. Stroud recounts his experiences as a lifelong resident of Charlotte as well as his thirty-one year career with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system where, as principal of West Charlotte High School, he oversaw that school's racial int...
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Kelly Alexander Jr. oral history interview 1, 2001 May 1
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948-
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Date Created
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2001-05-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Political leadership, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Education, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Kelly Alexander Jr., the son of local, state, and national NAACP leader and local businessman Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. and Margaret Alexander, recounts his active involvement in civil rights in Charlotte, North Carolina and the larger community. He...
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Madelyn Wilson oral history interview, 2002 February 2
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Creator
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Wilson, Madelyn Joyce S., 1953-
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Date Created
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2002-02-01
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African American families, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Segregation in education, School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Busing for school integration
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Description
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Madelyn Wilson describes her experiences growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, particularly as a student in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system as it underwent the process of integration during the late 1960s and early 1970s. She explains h...