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Title: Cynthia Roddey oral history interview, 2004 May 17
Creator: Roddey, Cynthia P. (Cynthia Plair)
Date Created: 2004-05-17
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Education, African American families, Middle class African Americans, African American schools, Teachers, Segregation in education, Civil rights movements, Race relations, School integration, Social values
Description: Dr. Cynthia Roddey describes her education in Rock Hill, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina and her experiences as a teacher after graduation. She attended segregated schools during the 1950s, including Biddleville Elementary and Immanue...

Title: Jeffrey Leak oral history interview, 2004 April 5
Creator: Leak, Jeffrey B., 1968-
Date Created: 2004-04-05
Subjects--Topical: Interracial friendship, Middle class African Americans, Race relations, School integration, Social integration, Urban renewal, Gentrification, Affirmative action programs, Civil rights movements, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: UNC Charlotte professor Jeffrey Leak discusses his family's history in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and recounts his experiences growing up in West Charlotte and attending recently integrated schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school sys...