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Carrie Graves oral history interview, 2005 April 20
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Creator
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Graves, Carrie, 1936-
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Date Created
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2005-04-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Classroom environment, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration, Racism, Education, Home economics--Study and teaching, School discipline
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Carrie Graves describes her experience growing up in Cherry, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and her education at the segregated Morgan Elementary School and Second Ward High School during the 1940s thro...
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Daisy Shipp oral history interview, 2004 March 24
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Creator
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Shipp, Daisy, 1944-
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Date Created
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2004-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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African American business enterprises, Nurses, School integration, Discrimination in education, Discrimination in employment, Racism, Urban renewal, Racism in medicine
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Gastonia, North Carolina native Daisy Shipp recounts her experiences as a nurse in the Charlotte region during the 1970s when the medical field in Charlotte was beginning to integrate. She discusses the training process of becoming a nurse as well...
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James Cuthbertson Jr. oral history interview, 2004 July 28
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Creator
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Cuthbertson, James, 1950-
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Date Created
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2004-07-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African American college students, African American student movements, Civil rights, College integration, Race relations, Racism, School integration, Student unions, Universities and colleges--Social aspects, Greek letter societies, African American Greek letter societies
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James Cuthbertson recounts his experiences as one of the few African American students attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. As a member of the Black Student Union, he discusses how the s...
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James E. Ferguson II oral history interview, 2001 November 28
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Creator
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Ferguson, James E. (James Elliott), 1942-
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Date Created
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2001-11-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African American lawyers, Trials, litigation, etc., Racism, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration
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James Ferguson, a partner at the first integrated law firm in North Carolina, recounts his life's work fighting for civil rights in the state. His involvement with social justice began when he was still in high school, where he helped found the As...
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John Hancock oral history interview, 1997 November 25
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Creator
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Hancock, John, 1955-
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Date Created
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1997-11-25
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Subjects--Topical
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School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Racism, School violence
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John Hancock recounts his experiences as a high school student during the first years of integration of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system. Mr. Hancock attended Garinger High School from 1970 to 1973 and explains that while most of the studen...
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Kathleen Crosby oral history interview, 2001 October 1
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Creator
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Crosby, Kathleen R. (Kathleen Ross), 1925-2012
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Date Created
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2001-10-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Early childhood education, School management and organization, African American school principals, Early childhood education--Administration, Racism in education, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Racism, Threats of violence
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Kathleen Crosby recounts her forty-year career as an educator in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), as well as her involvement in the civil rights movement in Charlotte. She describes the conditions for African Americans living under Jim Crow in...
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Mary K. Pistole oral history interview, 1993 March 27
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Creator
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Pistole, Mary K., 1924-2001
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Date Created
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1993-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, Presidents--Death, Women--Employment--Social aspects, Small business, Racism, School integration, Busing for school integration
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Mary Pistole recounts her life and experiences in Charlotte during the Great Depression, World War II, and the postwar era. Mrs. Pistole grew up in the Myers Park neighborhood and was an eighth grader at Alexander Graham Junior High School when th...
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Sidney Freeman oral history interview 1, 2003 May 21
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Creator
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Freeman, Sidney L.
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Date Created
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2003-05-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights, Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Education--Political aspects, Trials, litigation, etc., Equality, Race relations, Racism, College teachers, Unitarian churches--Clergy
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Rev. Dr. Sidney L. Freeman, the longtime minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charlotte (UUCC), recounts his involvement in the city's civil rights movement. Originally from Wisconsin, Dr. Freeman moved to Charlotte in 1957 to take the...