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Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
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Creator
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Edwards, Colvin Morgan, 1938-
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Date Created
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2007-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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Cynthia Roddey oral history interview, 2004 May 17
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Creator
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Roddey, Cynthia P. (Cynthia Plair)
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Date Created
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2004-05-17
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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David Hunter oral history interview 2, 2005 April 14
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Creator
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Hunter, David, 1933-
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Date Created
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2005-04-14
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Social conditions, Mathematics--Study and teaching, Race relations, Segregation, Segregation in education, African American schools, College integration, Social integration, Education, Civil rights demonstrations
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David Lee Hunter chronicles his experiences growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during segregation in the 1940s and 1950s to later living and working in an integrated society. Mr. Hunter describes working as a teenager during the 1940s at the ...
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Elaine Lynch oral history interview, 2004 April 27
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Creator
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Lynch, Elaine, 1942-
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Date Created
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2004-04-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Teachers, African American schools, African American families, African American churches, Segregation, Segregation in education, African Americans--Social conditions, Race relations, School integration, Civil rights movements
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Elaine Lynch discusses her home and family life while growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1940s and 1950s. She recounts attending York Road High School and other segregated schools; interactions with white children; spending summers...
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Elizabeth Samuel Weinstein oral history interview 2, 2004 April 9
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Creator
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Weinstein, Elizabeth Samuel, 1935-
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Date Created
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2004-04-09
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, Segregation, Race relations, Racism, Rural schools, Teachers--Training of, Teacher-principal relationships, Elementary school principals
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In this second interview, Elizabeth Weinstein discusses her childhood growing up in Derita (now a neighborhood in Charlotte), North Carolina and her career as an educator in New York City. She describes how it was her mother and her Christian upbr...
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James Gaither oral history interview, 2004 February 24
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Creator
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Gaither, James Israel, 1936-
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Date Created
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2004-02-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, African American schools, African American families, Farm life, Education, Rural, Race relations
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Description
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James Gaither discusses growing up in the rural Hemphill Heights community in Charlotte, North Carolina and his education at Rockwell Rosenwald School. He recounts living in a farming household that produced their own butter and grew much of their...
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James L. Ross oral history interview 1, 2004 March 10
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Creator
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Ross, James L., 1934-
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Date Created
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2004-03-10
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Subjects--Topical
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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
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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...
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John L. Holloway oral history interview, 2007 August 27
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Creator
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Holloway, John L., 1925-
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Date Created
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2007-08-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Race relations, School integration, Marching bands, Music--Instruction and study, Jazz musicians, Jazz--Instruction and study
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John L. Holloway recounts his almost forty years as a high school band director and jazz musician in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Holloway describes moving from Durham, North Carolina to Charlotte in 1950 after completing his education to teach ...
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Price Davis oral history interview 1, 2004 May 25
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Creator
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Davis, Price, 1920-
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Date Created
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2004-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African American schools, African American teachers, Segregation in education, Race relations, Race discrimination, Racism, Police brutality, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, Civil rights movements, Political and social views
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Price Davis shares his experiences of growing up and living in Charlotte during segregation. Mr. Davis talks about attending Morgan School and Second Ward High School in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, and ...
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Thereasea Elder oral history interview 3, 2004 March 7
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Elder, Thereasea D. Clark (Thereasea Delerine Clark), 1927-2021
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Date Created
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2004-03-07
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Discrimination in public accommodations, Health facilities, Race relations, Urban renewal, Cities and towns--Growth
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Thereasea Elder shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, as well as the Greenville neighborhood where she grew up. She talks about the United House of Prayer for All People and its r...