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Charles "Slick" Owens oral history interview 1, 2009 May 6
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Creator
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Owens, Slick, 1933-
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Date Created
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2009-05-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Pit crews, Automobile racing drivers, Automobile mechanics, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors, Racetracks (Automobile racing)
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Description
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In this first of two interviews, Charles "Slick" Owens recalls his career in stock car racing as a mechanic and parts distributor during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Growing up in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Mr. Owens first became involved in rac...
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Everett "Cotton" Owens oral history interview, 2007 November 19
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Creator
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Owens, Cotton, 1924-2012
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Date Created
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2007-11-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Automobile racing--accidents, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
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Description
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Everett "Cotton" Owens recalls his thirty-year career as a stock car racing driver, team owner, and mechanic. Mr. Owens got his start in racing during the 1940s by working on cars with friends and family members. He began driving with more regular...
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Jonathan Scoggin oral history interview, 2004 November 20
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Creator
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Scoggin, Jonathan D., 1947-
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Date Created
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2004-11-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Race discrimination, White supremacy movements
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Description
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Jonathan Scoggin, son of South Carolina Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Robert E. Scoggin, describes his life and his father's involvement with the KKK. Mr. Scoggin remembers his father as a strict disciplinarian with entrenched opinions who saw the Kla...
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Peggy Scoggin Holland oral history interview 1, 2004 November 5
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Creator
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Holland, Peggy Scoggin, 1957-
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Date Created
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2004-11-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Race discrimination, White supremacy movements
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Description
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Peggy Scoggin Holland recalls memories of her father, Robert E. Scoggin, particularly in regard to his role as a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina. Mrs. Holland describes her childhood perspective of Klan rallies as social events ...
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Peggy Scoggin Holland oral history interview 2, 2005 July 26
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Creator
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Holland, Peggy Scoggin, 1957-
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Date Created
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2005-07-26
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Subjects--Topical
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White supremacy movements, Anti-communist movements, Right-wing extremists, Political persecution, People with disabilities--Family relationships, Prisoners, Prisoners--Employment
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Description
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In this second interview, mortgage bank accountant Peggy Scoggin Holland defends her father Robert Scoggin, a former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). Mrs. Holland begins by describing her father's work history, time in the Navy, and views o...