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Eugene Payne oral history interview 2, 2005 March 24
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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2005-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Art, Cartooning, Caricatures and cartoons, Editorial cartoons, Editorial cartoonists, Newspapers, Pulitzer Prizes
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In this second interview, Eugene Payne discusses his forty-year career as an editorial cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer, his artwork, and winning his 1968 Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Payne discusses the role his mother played in supporting his early ...
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Gerson L. Stroud oral history interview, 2001 June 20
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Creator
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Stroud, Gerson L., 1919-2006
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Date Created
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2001-06-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Segregation, African Americans--Education, School integration, Busing for school integration, African American school principals, Public school--Administration, African American soldiers--Social conditions
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Gerson L. Stroud recounts his experiences as a lifelong resident of Charlotte as well as his thirty-one year career with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system where, as principal of West Charlotte High School, he oversaw that school's racial int...
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Howard DeHart oral history interview, 2008 March 20
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Creator
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DeHart, Howard
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Date Created
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2008-03-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Motorsports, Stock car racing, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile mechanics, Pit crew chiefs, Pit crews, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobiles, Racing--Motors
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Howard DeHart reflects on his life, the early days of NASCAR, and his career with the Holman Moody racing shop in Charlotte. Growing up on his family's farm in rural Virginia during the Great Depression, Mr. DeHart explains how his interest in mec...
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J. David Stratton oral history interview, 2003 May 28
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Creator
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Stratton, J. David (James David), 1913-2009
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Date Created
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2003-05-28
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Subjects--Topical
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Ophthalmologists, Aviation medicine, Physicians--Societies, etc., Health systems agencies, Race relations, Regionalism
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Dr. J. David Stratton, a long-practicing ophthalmologist and former president of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society (MCMS), reflects on his career and the evolution of Charlotte's medical community through the second half of the twentieth cent...
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J. Henry McGill oral history interview, 2002 November 21
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Creator
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McGill, J. Henry (James Henry), 1903-2007
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Date Created
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2002-11-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Roses, Rose culture, Urban beautification, Bankers, Delivery of goods--Management, Distributors (Commerce)
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J. Henry McGill, a Charlotte businessman who with his wife Helen founded the McGill Rose Garden, recounts his life and the development of the garden. A native of York, South Carolina, Mr. McGill moved to Charlotte as financial instability began to...
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Price Davis oral history interview 3, 2006 November 18
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Creator
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Davis, Price, 1920-
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Date Created
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2006-11-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Education, African Americans--Social conditions, Police brutality, Segregation, Segregation in education
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Description
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Price Davis recounts his early life in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina. He shares his memories of living in the predominantly white township of Providence in Mecklenburg County as well as his experiences of growing up in Cherry, one of Charlo...
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Reginald A. Hawkins oral history interview 1, 2001 June 11
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Creator
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Hawkins, Reginald Armistice, 1923-2007
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Date Created
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2001-06-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American political activists, African Americans--Social conditions, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, African Americans--Segregation, Political participation, Segregation in education, School integration, Trials, litigation, etc.
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In this interview, Dr. Reginald Armistice Hawkins discusses his significant involvement in the African American Civil Rights Movement nationally, within the state of North Carolina, and in Mecklenburg County. Mr. Hawkins candidly describes his exp...
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Rosena H. Gaines oral history interview, 2004 March 25
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Creator
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Gaines, Rosena, 1918-2013
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Date Created
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2004-03-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Education, African American educators, Segregation in education, Group identity, High school students--Societies and clubs, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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Rosena H. Gaines describes her early life in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood, and her experiences as both a student and a teacher at Second Ward High School. As a student at Second Ward, Mrs. Gaines recalls an active and involved student bo...
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Viola Boyd oral history interview 2, 2004 March 26
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Creator
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Boyd, Viola, 1911-2009
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Date Created
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2004-03-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, African American families, Middle class African Americans, Railroads--Employees, Country life, Beauty operators, Hairdressing of African Americans, Police-community relations
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In this follow-up interview, retired hairdresser Viola Boyd speaks about her life, career, and family. She begins by discussing her experiences while living in Philadelphia as a young wife at the age of 15 in the 1920s, including her search for a ...
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William Frank Bonham oral history interview, 2006 November 16
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Creator
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Bonham, William Frank, 1927-
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Date Created
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2006-11-16
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Subjects--Topical
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African American business enterprises, African Americans--Segregation, Police brutality, Race discrimination, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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William Frank Bonham discusses his life growing up in segregated Charlotte and his significant contributions to the community, in particular his involvement in the local branch of the NAACP and his career as one of the first black telegram deliver...