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Beth Meadows oral history interview, 2021 February 19
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Creator
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Meadows, Beth
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Date Created
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2021-02-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Lesbians, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities
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Description
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Ms. Beth Meadows discusses her experiences as a lesbian woman and her role in organizing Salisbury Pride in Salisbury, North Carolina. Topics discussed include Ms. Meadows' first attendance at Pride in Charlotte; her experience being fired fr...
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Brianna McGruder oral history interview, 2018 January 23
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Creator
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McGruder, Brianna Monet
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Date Created
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2018-01-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Feminism, Community organization, LGBTQ+ people, Lesbians, Women's studies
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Description
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Junior student Brianna McGruder charts her life path to Charlotte, North Carolina, and UNC Charlotte, and anticipates her upcoming venture into documenting local LGBTQ+ history through oral history interviewing. Ms. McGruder reflects on her experi...
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David Moore oral history interview, 2021 June 25
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Creator
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Moore, David
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Date Created
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2021-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, LGBTQ+ magazines, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, Journalists
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Mr. David Moore discusses his career as a journalist for various LGBTQ+ publications in Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina and his experiences in volunteering at different Pride events in each city. Topics discussed include Mr. Moore&a...
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Elizabeth Sadler oral history interview, 2004 April 24
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Creator
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Sadler, Elizabeth H. (Elizabeth Houston), 1917-2008
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Date Created
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2004-04-24
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Subjects--Topical
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African American families, African American churches, Community organization, Farm life, Country life, Manners and customs
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Description
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Elizabeth Sadler recounts her early life growing up on her family's farm in the small, rural section of northwestern Mecklenburg County known as Shuffletown during the 1920s-1940s. She shares memories of her mother cooking Sunday dinner and long d...
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Gelisa Stitt oral history interview, 2021 May 4
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Creator
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Stitt, Gelisa
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Date Created
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2021-05-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, Black LGBTQ+ people
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Description
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Ms. Gelisa Stitt discusses her experiences as treasurer of the board for Black Pride in Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics discussed include Ms. Stitt's first Black Pride experience in Charlotte in 2005; her initial involvement with the Black ...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 1, 2018 May 22
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Creator
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Lee, James B. (James Bradley), III
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Date Created
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2018-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, Gentrification--Government policy, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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Grier Heights is a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina that is experiencing rapid gentrification. James Bradley Lee, community historian and organizer, recalls his personal experiences in the Grier Heights neighborh...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
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Date Created
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2018-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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In this second interview, community historian James Bradley Lee III continues to recall his personal experiences of growing up in Grier Heights, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his concerns about the effe...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 3, 2019 November 13
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Creator
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Lee, James B. (James Bradley), III
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Date Created
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2019-11-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, Housing, Social justice--Economic aspects, Homelessness, Community organization, African American churches
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Description
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In this third interview, James Bradley Lee III discusses the changes happening in his life and the challenging effects of gentrification in the Grier Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Lee describes how he recently pulled himse...
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James Kellogg oral history interview, 2021 February 23
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Creator
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Kellogg, James
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Date Created
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2021-02-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities
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Description
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Mr. James Kellogg discusses his experiences and role in the organization of Pride events in Gaston County (Gastonia), North Carolina in 2014 and 2015. Topics include Mr. Kellogg's initial involvement with Pride in Gastonia as an organizer wit...
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James L. Ross oral history interview 3, 2005 March 22
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Creator
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Ross, James L., 1934-
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Date Created
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2005-03-22
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, Race discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Race relations, Community organization, Group relations training, Civil rights movements
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James Ross, a native of Mecklenburg County, discusses his experiences with racial segregation and civil rights activism in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up in rural Grier Heights, Mr. Ross attended Billingsville Rosenwald Elementary School an...
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John Murphy oral history interview, 2007 April 15
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Murphy, John Matthew, Jr., 1935-2012
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Date Created
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2007-04-15
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Teachers, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Dentistry, Community organization, Urban renewal
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John Murphy shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and his career as a dentist in Charlotte. He describes his experience attending school in Brooklyn, including the importance of r...
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Mark Smith oral history interview, 2021 March 21
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Creator
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Smith, Mark
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Date Created
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2021-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ Buddhists
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Description
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Mr. Mark Smith discusses his experiences in organizing Pride events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and how the HIV/AIDs crisis inspired him to get more involved with the LGBTQ+ community as a result of his background in social work. Topics discu...
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Pisgah Covered Bridge oral history interview, 2003 August 18
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Creator
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Stinson, Randy, 1955-
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Date Created
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2003-08-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Covered bridges, Nature conservation, Covered bridges--Conservation and restoration, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration, Community organization, Land use, Rural, Voluntarism
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Randy Stinson and Virginia Wall explain their goals for saving the Pisgah Covered Bridge, located in Randolph County, North Carolina. They discuss volunteer turnout to help save the bridge, the North Carolina Zoo's role in salvage and restoration ...
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Rex Welton oral history interview 2021 March 1
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Creator
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Welton, Rex
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Date Created
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2021-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Gay bars, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-)
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Mr. Rex Welton discusses his experiences organizing Pride events in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and his reflections on Pride before the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include Mr. Welton's first Pride experiences in Myrtle Beach, South ...
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Robert Kellogg oral history interview, 2021 March 4
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Creator
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Kellogg, Robert
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Date Created
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2021-03-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay pride week, Gay pride celebrations, Community organization, LGBTQ+ visibility, LGBTQ+ communities, Local government
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Mr. Robert Kellogg discusses his experiences and role in the organization of Pride events in Gaston County (Gastonia), North Carolina beginning in 2014. Topics discussed include the changes in Gastonia, namely the formations of the first PFLAG cha...
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Sam Correll, Gloria Correll, and David Correll oral history interview, 2004 January 18
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Creator
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Correll, Sam, 1943-
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Date Created
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2004-01-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Community organization, Country life, Family farms, Farm management, Land use, Rural, Rural families, Dairy cattle, Field crops, Foreign workers, No-tillage, Church history, Dairy cattle--Breeding, Christian stewardship
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Sam Correll was a 61-year-old man, Gloria Correll was a 60-year-old woman, and David Correll was a 29-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in their home in Rowan County, North Carolina. Sam Correll and Gloria Correll are married...
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Terry Tiamd oral history interview, 2007 April 27
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Creator
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Tiamd, Terry
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Date Created
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2004-05-02
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Education, Segregation in education, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African American elementary schools, Segregation in transportation, Youth--Societies and clubs, Civil rights movements, School integration, African Americans--Social conditions, Community organization
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Terry Tiamd recalls growing up in the Paw Creek community, which was later annexed by Charlotte, North Carolina, and differences that she perceived before and after desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. She discusses having to walk a mile to atten...
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Wesley Alternative High School
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-06-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Commencement ceremonies, Leadership, Education, Community organization
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In this graduation speech, Gantt encourages the students to dream big, and to always reach back to mentor students at the High School, or contribute to the community in some meaningful way. Speech ends around 22:25. Different audio clips of Gantt ...
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William S. Summer oral history interview, 2006 August 9
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Summer, William S. (William Smith), 1931-2017
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Date Created
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2006-08-09
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Subjects--Topical
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White supremacy movements, Hate groups, Political and social views, Community organization, Racism, Race discrimination, Political persecution
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William S. Summer describes his early life growing up in Newberry County, South Carolina and his experiences as a member of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Mr. Summer discusses how he became a member of the KKK, including attending his first Klan rally an...