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Title: Cecelia Johnston oral history interview, 2015 October 22
Creator: Johnston, Cecelia, 1951-
Date Created: 2015-10-22
Subjects--Topical: Drug traffic, Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, Urban transportation--Public opinion
Description: Cecelia Johnston discusses her life and involvement in the Optimist Park community in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Johnston is a longtime resident of the neighborhood and treasurer for the Optimist Park Community Association. She stresses the si...

Title: Pauline Simuel oral history interview, 2015 October 17
Creator: Simuel, Pauline B. (Pauline Bonita), 1945-
Date Created: 2015-10-17
Subjects--Topical: African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, Drug traffic, Urban transportation--Public opinion, Gentrification, Cities and towns--Growth
Description: Pauline Simuel describes her life and her commitment to the Optimist Park community in Charlotte, North Carolina. She discusses her history with Habitat for Humanity, from building homes to moving into her own Habitat home in Optimist Park in 1986...

Title: Victoria Gaither oral history interview, 2016 March 23
Creator: Gaither, Victoria, 1959-
Date Created: 2016-03-23
Subjects--Topical: Urban transportation--Public opinion, Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
Description: Victoria Gaither, who has lived in the Optimist Park neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina since 1990, discusses her life history and her experience of living in Optimist Park. She notes that her immediate neighbors form a cohesive group becau...