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Burrell Brown oral history interview, 1993 March 31
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Creator
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Brown, Burrell P. (Burrell Peterson), Jr., 1917-2001
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Date Created
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1993-03-31
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports, African American schools, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, Basketball for children, Discipline of children, School sports--Social aspects, Sports uniforms, Basketball players, Basketball for girls, Basketball stories, Basketball--Training
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Burrell Brown shares his memories of coaching basketball at Ridgeview High School, a segregated school for African American students in Hickory, North Carolina, beginning in 1948. He discusses how he improved his coaching by reading books by notab...
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Karen Wimberly oral history interview, 1993 October 15
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Creator
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Wimberley, Karen
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Date Created
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1993-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball--Tournaments, School sports, Basketball fans, School sports--Coaching, Basketball for girls--Coaching, Basketball coaches, Basketball teams, Basketball players, Basketball for women, Basketball for girls, Sex discrimination in sports
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Karen Wimberly describes her career coaching the girls basketball team at Bandys High School in Catawba, North Carolina. Mrs. Wimberly talks about witnessing the Bandys girls basketball team participate in the district championship when she was yo...
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Ned Jarrett oral history interview 2, 2007 July 5
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Creator
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Jarrett, Ned, 1932-
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Date Created
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2007-07-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Automobiles, Racing, Automobile racing drivers, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Automobile racing--accidents, Racetracks (Automobile racing), Sportscasters, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction
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In this second of two interviews, Ned Jarrett recalls his career in NASCAR as a driver and broadcaster. Mr. Jarrett was very successful as a racer during the 1960s but decided to stop driving after the 1966 season. He discusses his experiences dea...
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Teresa Villamarin oral history interview, 2002 September 20
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Creator
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Villamarin, Teresa I. (Teresa Isabel)
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Date Created
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2002-09-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Feminism, Sexism, Latin Americans--Social conditions, Poor, Poverty, Voluntarism, Immigrants--Political activity
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Description
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Teresa Villamarin discusses immigrating from Bogota, Colombia as a teenager with her family to New York City for better opportunities, and her eventual journey to Charlotte, North Carolina. She discusses the conservative culture of her native Colo...