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Leighton Ford oral history interview, 2023 March 21
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Creator
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Ford, Leighton
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Date Created
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2023-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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YMCA of the USA, Christianity, Organizational behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christian leadership, Mentoring, Race relations
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Mr. Leighton Ford, an internationally active evangelist who worked closely with his brother-in-law Billy Graham, discusses the expansion and development of the Charlotte YMCA in North Carolina and the changes that occurred within the organization ...
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J. Daniel White oral history interview 2, 2018 May 14
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Creator
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White, J. Daniel
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Date Created
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2018-05-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Protest movements, Race relations, Hate groups
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In this second of two interviews, Dr. J. Daniel White gives additional reflections on his life and his work as a professor in the Religious Studies Department at UNC Charlotte. [All times are approximate] [00:00] He describes a startling experienc...
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J. Daniel White oral history interview 1, 2018 May 10
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Creator
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White, J. Daniel
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Date Created
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2018-05-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Religious education--Study and teaching, College teachers, Hinduism--Study and teaching, Race relations, Theology
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Dr. J. Daniel White discusses his life and his 47-year tenure as professor of Religious Studies at UNC Charlotte. [All times approximate] [00:00] He begins by tracing the development of his passion for studying Asia and in particular Indian cultur...
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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 3, 2017 October 23
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Racism, Slavery, Genealogy, Poverty, African Americans--Reparations, Football, Enslavement
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In this third of four related interviews,, H.D. Kirkpatrick and Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick continue to discuss their relationship as it developed after their revelation that their family histories are connected through slavery in Charlotte and Mecklen...
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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 2, 2017 October 10
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Football, Race relations, Soul music, Racism, Civil rights movements, Conscientious objectors, Education, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (Football)
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In this second of four related interviews with Jimmie Lee and H.D. Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick discusses his eventful life after graduating from Myers Park High School in 1965. He describes how he attended Purdue University, where he conti...
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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 1, 2017 October 6
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Slavery, Christian life, Football, Segregation in education, Segregation, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (Football), Bombings
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In this first of four related interviews, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick discuss their disparate experiences growing up and attending school in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick ta...
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Harold Albert Wiley Jr. oral history interview, 2017 July 27
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Creator
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Wiley, Harold Albert, Jr.
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Date Created
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2017-07-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African American history, Slavery, Plantations, Migration–internal, Race relations, Genealogy, Enslavement
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Harold Wiley Jr., a descendent of George Caldwell, talks about his family, their connection to the Rosedale plantation in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his lifetime work discovering his family genealogy. [All times approximate]. [02:30] Mr. Wiley...
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Wade Hampton Ferguson oral history interview, 2016 March 16
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Ferguson, Wade Hampton, III, 1962-
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Date Created
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2016-03-16
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Subjects--Topical
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African American churches, Food security, Race relations, Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
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Bishop Wade Ferguson discusses his relationship to the neighborhood of Optimist Park in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he has been the full time minister of the Fifteenth Street Church of God since 2006. Providing background to his role as minis...
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George Little oral history interview, 2015 November 11
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Little, George, 1992-
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Date Created
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2015-11-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility, Race relations
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George Little shares his experiences growing up in the Optimist Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, where his parents built their home with Habitat for Humanity. Having lived in the neighborhood for twenty-three years, he discusses bei...
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Harold Pulley oral history interview 2, 2012 June 26
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Pulley, Harold
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Date Created
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2012-06-26
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, College students, Universities and colleges--Faculty, United States. Air Force, Military participation--African American, Post-traumatic stress disorder, African American churches, Church controversies
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In this second of four interviews, Harold Pulley, UNC Charlotte alumnus, recounts his college and military careers, discussing his time at Livingstone College, Gaston Technical Institute, and UNC Charlotte, as well as in the Navy Reserve and the A...
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Ellison Clary oral history interview, 2012 May 25
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Clary, Ellison
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Date Created
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2012-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Women college presidents, Education--Political aspects, College students, Civil rights movements, Race relations, College student newspapers and periodicals
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In this interview, Mr. Ellison Clary, Charlotte native and graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, tells of his experience growing up in Charlotte in the 1950s, attending Charlotte College and UNC Charlotte during the pivotal ye...
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John Miller, Jr. oral history interview 3, 2011 September 26
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Miller, John S. (John Sutton), Jr., 1930-2021
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Date Created
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2011-09-26
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Rest homes, Rest homes--Administration, Rest homes--Government policy, Nursing home patients, Social service, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Eugenics, Mentally ill--Care
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In this interview John Miller, Jr., Superintendent of Green Acres Rest Home in Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1961 to 1982 continues to recount his experiences administering Green Acres. He discusses its transition from public to private control,...
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John L. Holloway oral history interview, 2007 August 27
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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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Dianne Wyche oral history interview, 2007 April 28
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Wyche, F. Dianne (Fannye Dianne), 1945-
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Date Created
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2007-04-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American physicians, Race relations, Urban renewal, Youth--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Housing, Medical care, African American families, Middle class African Americans
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Dianne Wyche shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina also known as Second Ward. She recalls her father Dr. Rudolph Wyche and his medical practice in Brooklyn, including the types of surgeries he would perform,...
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Christine R. Bowser oral history interview, 2007 April 13
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Bowser, Christine, 1934-
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Date Created
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2007-04-13
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans and libraries, African American churches, Amusements, African American business enterprises, Race relations, Urban renewal
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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...
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Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
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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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Lem Long oral history interview, 2007 March 15
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Long, Lem, Jr., 1921-
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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, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, Cities and towns--Growth, Country life, Funeral service, Race relations, City and town life
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Lem Long discusses growing up in Mint Hill, just east of Charlotte, North Carolina, and visiting the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. Topics include founding his own funeral business, Long and Son Mortuary Services, h...
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Allegra Westbrooks oral history interview, 2007 March 12
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Westbrooks, Allegra M. (Allegra Marea), 1921-
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Date Created
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2007-03-12
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African Americans and libraries, Public libraries, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Race relations
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Allegra Westbrooks recounts her thirty-six year career as head of library services at the segregated Brevard Street Library, located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and later in the Charlotte-M...
