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Title: Zack Wyatt oral history interview, 2019 April 1
Creator: Wyatt, Zack, 1980-
Date Created: 2019-04-04
Subjects--Topical: Urban agriculture, Farms, Nonprofit organizations, Food security, African Americans--Social conditions
Description: Zack Wyatt is the executive director at Carolina Farm Trust, a non-profit organization founded in 2015 which seeks to support local farmers and to educate communities on the importance of local food. Mr. Wyatt provides insight into the challenges ...

Title: Yuliana Ganan oral history interview 2021 April 1
Creator: Ganan, Yuliana
Date Created: 2021-04-01
Subjects--Topical: COVID-19 (Disease), COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Black lives matter movement, Protest movements, Presidential Elections
Description: UNC Charlotte student Yuliana Ganan discusses her experiences during 2020 with reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, protests against police brutality, the Capitol insurrection, Presidential election, and other topics. [All times approximate]. [00:4...

Title: YWCA, Winston-Salem
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-18
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Absentee fathers, Absentee mothers, Respect, Tax deductions, Education, Education, Higher, Student loans, Education and state, Dropouts, Juvenile delinquency, Pensions--Law and legislation, Same-sex marriage, Public welfare, Magnet schools
Description: Harvey Gantt gives a speech to children and adults at the YWCA in Winston-Salem. Gantt praises the YWCA, then discusses his platform, inlcuding: new ideas for working class families; communicating with children; how he grew up with four sisters an...

Title: YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Description: These interviews were conducted for the YMCA of Greater Charlotte by local historian and author Dr. Pamela Grundy to document the organization's history. They also supplement manuscript materials that are archived at the J. Murrey Atkins Libr...

Title: Winston-Salem Town Meeting
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Political participation, Public housing, Juvenile delinquency, Crime prevention, Absentee fathers, Parenting, Social values, Respect for persons, Public welfare, Education, Education and state, Economic development, Advertising, Political, Medicare, Older people, Debts, Public, Taxation--Law and legislation, Tax deductions, Subsidies, Affirmative action programs, Race discrimination, Firearms--Law and Legislation, Social security--Government policy
Description: Harvey Gantt attends a town meeting in Winston-Salem during his 1996 primary campaign for U.S. Senate. He first delivers a short speech outlining issues important to his campaign then opens the meeting up to questions. Gantt discusses his support ...

Title: Winston-Salem Chronicle Editorial Board
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Campaign funds, Race discrimination, Economic security, Job security, Education, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Economic aspects, Student loans, Occupational training, Tax deductions, Medical care, Cost of, Health insurance--Costs, Medical technology--Patents, Public welfare, Vocational education
Description: Harvey Gantt is interviewed by the Winston-Salem Chronicle Editorial Board during his 1996 primary race to be the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Interview topics include comments that Democratic primary candidate Charlie Sanders made after ...

Title: Winslow H. Hartford oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Creator: Hartford, Winslow H.
Date Created: 1979-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Depressions, Manners and customs, Citizens' associations, Local government--Citizen participation
Description: Winslow H. Hartford describes his experiences growing up in Newton, Massachusetts and attending Boston University during the time of the Great Depression. Other topics discussed include his work as a professor at Belmont Abbey College, national tr...

Title: Wilson seniors event
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-15
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political participation, Older people, Crime--Government policy, Law enforcement, Social values, Working class families, Education, Early childhood education--Government policy, Student loans, Federal aid to education, Tax deductions, Medicare, Social security--Government policy, Taxation--Law and legislation, Equal pay for equal work
Description: Harvey Gantt speaks at an event where both seniors and law enforcement officers were invited. Jenny Hamilton introduces Gantt. Gantt assures the audiecen that he would keep his doors and communication open during his tenure as US Senator and not j...

Title: Wilmington, WAAV
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-05-03
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Abortion--Government policy, Medicare, Medicaid, Medical care, Cost of
Description: Partial recording of Charlie Sanders appearing as a guest on news radio on WAAV Wilmington. Callers ask Sanders questions on topics including abortion, Medicare and Medicaid reform, and cuts to reimbursements to profitable hospitals.

Title: Wilmington radio show with Charlie Sanders
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Advertising, Political, Captial punishment, Medicare, Older people, Education, Education, Higher, Student loans, Education and state, Higher education and state, Subsidies, Pharmaceutical industry--Corrupt practices, Lobbyists, Medical care, Gun control, Rabies--Vaccination, Medical savings accounts, Debts, Public
Description: Charlie Sanders is interviewed by Harvey Jennings on a radio program in Wilmington. Listeners also call in with their questions. Sanders introduces himself as a doctor, teacher, and businessman. Sanders says that he will beat his opponent, Jesse H...

Title: Wilma Conder oral history interview, 1993 September 22
Creator: Conder, Wilma H., 1923-2014
Date Created: 1993-09-22
Subjects--Topical: Industrial relations, Automation, Foundries--Automation, Pipe mills, Plastics industry and trade, Plastics--Molding, Plastics workers, Shipment of goods, Teams in the workplace, Women blue collar workers, Work environment
Description: In her interview, Wilma Conder recounts her twenty-five years at the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry plastics plant. Mrs. Conder discusses her job as an operator of a large molding machine, noting her pioneering efforts in this position as few women da...

Title: William U. Harris oral history interview, 2004 May 4
Creator: Harris, William Ussery, 1936-
Date Created: 2004-05-04
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, Segregation in education, Manners and customs, African American neighborhoods, African American school children, African American families, Education
Description: William Harris shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses his career as a principal at Myers Street Elementary School and Biddleville Elementary School, and ...

Title: William T. Jeffers Interviews on UNC Charlotte History
Date Created: 2012, 2017
Description: The "William T. Jeffers Interviews on UNC Charlotte History" series consists of interviews conducted by Mr. Jeffers, visiting lecturer and public historian at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as part of his research into the history ...

Title: William T. Alexander oral history interview 3, 1992 Spring
Creator: Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
Date Created: 1992
Subjects--Topical: Rich people, Work environment, Insurance agents, Rural conditions, Business enterprises, Competition, Soldiers
Description: In this last of three interviews, Charlotte native William T. Alexander describes his early career in the 1920s-1930s working in several places across the United States as well as his time in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Alexander talks ...

Title: William T. Alexander oral history interview 2, 1992 April 25
Creator: Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
Date Created: 1992-04-05
Subjects--Topical: Rural schools, Public schools, Education, Education, Rural, Rich people, School children--Transportation, Student activities, Corporal punishment of children, Universities and colleges, College students, Amusements
Description: In this second of three interviews, William T. Alexander describes his education and schooling in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina during the early twentieth century. Mr. Alexander describes attending different school...

Title: William T. Alexander oral history interview 1, 1992 Spring
Creator: Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
Date Created: 1992
Subjects--Topical: Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Carriages and carts, Christian life, Plantations, Family farms, Cotton, Freedmen, Farm life, Education, Livestock, African Americans--Segregation, Sharecropping
Description: In this first of three interviews, William T. Alexander describes growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina in the Mallard Creek Church region during the early twentieth century and how the area changed over time. Mr. Alexander's ancestors were some...

Title: William Samuel Dunlap oral history interview, 2006 December 1
Creator: Dunlap, William Samuel, 1940-
Date Created: 2006-12-01
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Civil rights workers, High school athletes, Police brutality, Race discrimination, Urban renewal
Description: William Samuel Dunlap, commonly known as Sam, recounts his life in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood, focusing on his success as a student-athlete at J.H. Gunn High School and his time as a student at Carver College. Mr. Dunlap describes joining n...

Title: William S. Summer oral history interview, 2006 August 9
Creator: Summer, William S. (William Smith), 1931-2017
Date Created: 2006-08-09
Subjects--Topical: White supremacy movements, Hate groups, Political and social views, Community organization, Racism, Race discrimination, Political persecution
Description: 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...

Title: William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 2, 2019 September 11
Creator: Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
Date Created: 2019-09-11
Subjects--Topical: Accounting, Landowners--Attitudes, Construction industry, Cities and towns--Growth, Veterans
Description: In this second of two interviews, William "Bill" Stewart describes the university area of Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1960s to 2000s, discusses Charlotte College's and later Walmart's moves to the area, and shares his opinion abo...

Title: William Means Stewart, Jr., oral history interview 1, 2019 August 1
Creator: Stewart, William Means, Jr., 1917-
Date Created: 2019-08-01
Subjects--Topical: Farm life, Baseball, College students, Soldiers, Veterans, Accounting
Description: In this interview, William "Bill" Stewart shares memories of his life growing up in the Newell community near Charlotte, North Carolina, of his college days at Elon College in the 1930s, and of his military service in World War II. He tells about ...

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