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Emery Wister oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Wister, Emery, 1914-2007
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Journalism, Commercial, Journalism and motion pictures, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Reporters and reporting, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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Description
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Emery Wister, a journalist and editor at the Charlotte News, recounts his life and experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes growing up on the edge of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte and discusses local race relations and the r...
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LaVerne Miller oral history interview, 2006 November 26
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Creator
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Miller, LaVerne, 1949-
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Date Created
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2006-11-26
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, Segregation in education, Urban renewal--Social aspects, African American high school students, African American neighborhoods
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Description
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LaVerne Miller discusses her experiences growing up in Second Ward, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the 1950s and 1960s. She describes the communal support for each family and how residents felt that ...
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Rosena H. Gaines oral history interview, 2004 March 25
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Creator
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Gaines, Rosena, 1918-2013
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Date Created
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2004-03-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Education, African American educators, Segregation in education, Group identity, High school students--Societies and clubs, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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Description
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Rosena H. Gaines describes her early life in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood, and her experiences as both a student and a teacher at Second Ward High School. As a student at Second Ward, Mrs. Gaines recalls an active and involved student bo...
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Vermelle Ely, Price Davis, and John Funches oral history interview, 2004 June 29
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Creator
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Ely, Vermelle Diamond
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Date Created
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2004-06-29
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, Segregation in education, School integration, Students--Social life and customs, Teachers, Race relations, Blacks--Race identity, Urban renewal--Social aspects, Police brutality
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Description
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Vermelle Ely, Price Davis, and John Funches all attended Second Ward High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and are all members of the Second Ward High School Alumni Foundation located on Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte. In this interview, Ms. ...
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William Frank Bonham oral history interview, 2006 November 16
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Creator
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Bonham, William Frank, 1927-
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Date Created
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2006-11-16
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Subjects--Topical
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African American business enterprises, African Americans--Segregation, Police brutality, Race discrimination, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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Description
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William Frank Bonham discusses his life growing up in segregated Charlotte and his significant contributions to the community, in particular his involvement in the local branch of the NAACP and his career as one of the first black telegram deliver...