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Charles Jones oral history interview 1, 2005 May 18
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Creator
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Jones, Charles, 1937-
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Date Created
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2005-05-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Civil rights--Religious aspects, Racism, Segregation, Nonviolence
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Description
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J. Charles Jones--civil rights activist, Freedom Rider, and founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)--recounts his early life growing up in the Carolinas and his involvement in the civil rights movement. A native of ...
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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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Description
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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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Jack Claiborne oral history interview 1, 2003 June 5
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Creator
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Claiborne, Jack
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Date Created
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2003-06-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Editorials, Sports journalism, Newspapers, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Segregation, Race discrimination, Race relations
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Description
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Jack Claiborne, former editor at the Charlotte Observer and former director of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), reflects on his life, work, and the city of Charlotte. Mr. Claiborne talks about his ...
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John Lafferty oral history interview, 2004 October 11
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Creator
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Lafferty, John, 1947-
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Date Created
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2004-10-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Track and field, College sports, Segregation, Student government, Courts, African American college students--Political activity, Race relations, Universities and colleges--Social aspects
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Description
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John Lafferty recounts his experience attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the late 1960s. A founding member of UNC Charlotte's track and field team, he discusses the team's creation, the camaraderie between the teammates, an...
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Vernard Thompson oral history interview, 2006 December 2
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Creator
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Thompson, Vernard, 1948-
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Date Created
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2006-12-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Police-community relations, Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American soldiers--Social conditions, Sports--Social aspects, Urban renewal
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Description
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Vernard Thompson recounts his early life growing up in Charlotte's Third Ward neighborhood and life in the city's African American community during segregation. He discusses his childhood, his experiences attending segregated schools dur...