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Title
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Chris Folk oral history interview 3, 1998 October 15
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Creator
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Folk, Chris Evans, 1930-2010
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Date Created
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1998-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Depressions, Mills and mill-work, Cities and towns, Poliomyelitis, Epidemics, Newspapers
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Description
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Dr. Chris Folk, former associate superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, recounts his childhood growing up in the Charlotte area during World War II and his experiences attending Duke University in the 1940s and 1950s. The son of a textil...
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Henrietta Wallace oral history interview, 1979 October 23
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Creator
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Wallace, Henrietta, 1910-1981
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Date Created
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1979-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Jewish families, Herb industry
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Description
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Henrietta Wallace discusses her family's Jewish heritage and medicinal herb business, which dates back to the 1850s, and the growth of the Jewish community in North Carolina in the 1800s and 1900s. Other topics discussed include her career as a li...
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Robert Eades oral history interview, 2002 October 20
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Creator
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Eades, Robert (Robert O.)
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Date Created
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2002-10-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Land use, Rural, Mills and mill-work, Hunting, Fishing, Community development, Urban, Cotton growing, Ponds, Rivers, Camp meetings, County government, Zoning, Animals
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Description
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Robert Eades discusses the history of the land in Catawba County and Long Island, North Carolina, along with how the area has changed in recent years. Mr. Eades talks about cotton mills, which had closed by the time of interview; cotton farming, n...
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Statesville, IMPACT/ELETE, side a
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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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1995-12-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership
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Description
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Address to two youth groups, ELETE (Excellent Leadership for an Excellent Tomorrow) and IMPACT, held at a church.
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Statesville, IMPACT/ELETE, side b
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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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1995-12-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership
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Description
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Address to two youth groups, ELETE (Excellent Leadership for an Excellent Tomorrow) and IMPACT, held at a church.
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Statesville, Shiloh AME Zion Church
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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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1996-03-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Social values, Medical care, Health insurance, Education and state, Higher education and state, Early childhood education--Government policy, Student loans, Small business--Law and legislation, Environmental policy, Affirmative action programs, Budget deficits, Taxation--Law and legislation, Medicaid, Medicare, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Crime prevention, Crime--Government policy, Abortion--Law and legislation
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Description
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Charlie Sanders delivers a campaign speech and participates in an event at Shiloh AME Zion Church in Statesville. Sanders introduces himself and discusses his background as a doctor, teacher, and businessman. Topics include Medicare, Medicaid, bal...