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Allegra Westbrooks oral history interview, 2007 March 12
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Creator
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Westbrooks, Allegra M. (Allegra Marea), 1921-
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Date Created
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2007-03-12
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African Americans and libraries, Public libraries, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Race relations
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Description
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Allegra Westbrooks recounts her thirty-six year career as head of library services at the segregated Brevard Street Library, located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and later in the Charlotte-M...
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Arthur Wallace Sr. oral history interview, 2004 March 18
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Creator
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Wallace, Arthur, 1916-
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Date Created
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2004-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Amusements, Urban renewal
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Arthur Wallace Sr. shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He focuses on his experiences attending Friendship Baptist Missionary Church, which he joined in 1933, including church le...
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Arthur Williams oral history interview, 2007 March 30
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Creator
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Williams, Arthur, 1931-
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Date Created
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2007-03-30
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American families, African American schools, Barbershops, Urban renewal, Amusements
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Description
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Arthur Williams shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses residents and small businesses in Brooklyn, including his uncle's barbershop, N.G. Edwards Barber,...
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Barbara C. Steele oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Steele, Barbara C., 1932-2005
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, Eminent domain, African Americans--Housing, African American families, Sports--Social aspects
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Barbara Steele recounts her childhood and life in Brooklyn, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, before it was torn down during urban renewal in the 1960s. She describes how close-knit and self-sufficient the comm...
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Barbara Davis Crawford oral history interview, 2004 March 27
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Creator
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Crawford, Barbara Davis, 1943-
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Date Created
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2004-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Dwellings--Fires and fire prevention, African Americans--Education, School sports--Social aspects, African American schools, Teacher-student relationships, African American business enterprises, African American churches, Urban renewal
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Barbara Crawford shares her memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes some of the homes that she lived in growing up, and a house fire that destroyed her family's possess...
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Bettye Golden Holloway oral history interview, 2007 April 26
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Creator
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Holloway, Bettye Golden, 1933-
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Date Created
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2007-04-26
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, City and town life, African Americans and libraries, Libraries, African American families, School sports--Social aspects
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Description
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Bettye Golden Holloway shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward, during the 1930s through 1950s in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Holloway cites the close-knit community spirit of Brooklyn as its greatest streng...
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Bill Veeder oral history interview, 2004 April 23
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Creator
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Veeder, Bill (William), 1923 or 1924-2011
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Date Created
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2004-04-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City planning, Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African Americans--Housing
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Description
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Bill Veeder recounts his experiences as the city manager of Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and his involvement with the city's urban renewal program. He discusses working with the Charlotte City Council; the executive director of the C...
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Charles Jones oral history interview 2, 2007 April 25
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Creator
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Jones, Charles, 1937-
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Date Created
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2007-04-25
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, City and town life, Civil rights movements, Urban renewal
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Description
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Charles Jones shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He describes the sense of community pride in Brooklyn's residents and their close-knit relationships, differences between Charl...
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Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
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Creator
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Edwards, Colvin Morgan, 1938-
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Date Created
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2007-03-15
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports--Social aspects, Race relations, Urban renewal, Amusements
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Description
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Colvin Morgan Edwards shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. While Mr. Edwards did not live in Brooklyn, he discusses his time spent there attending school and visiting friends. He...
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Daisy Stroud oral history interview 3, 2007 April 12
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Creator
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Stroud, Daisy S., 1921-
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Date Created
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2007-04-12
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African American schools, Urban renewal, African American churches, Scholarships
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Native Charlottean Daisy Stroud shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Ms. Stroud was a resident of First Ward, and speaks about Brooklyn being an exciting place to visit that was ...
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Dianne Wyche oral history interview, 2007 April 28
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Creator
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Wyche, F. Dianne (Fannye Dianne), 1945-
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Date Created
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2007-04-28
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American physicians, Race relations, Urban renewal, Youth--Societies and clubs, African Americans--Housing, Medical care, African American families, Middle class African Americans
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Dianne Wyche shares her memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina also known as Second Ward. She recalls her father Dr. Rudolph Wyche and his medical practice in Brooklyn, including the types of surgeries he would perform,...
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Donna McGee oral history interview, 2001 October 27
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Creator
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McGee, Donna, 1942-2014
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Date Created
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2001-10-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Families, African American families, Amusements, Gardening, Community gardens, Vegetable gardening, African Americans--Segregation
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Description
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Native Charlottean Donna Anthony McGee recalls growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes her childhood, including walking to school and playing stickball. A resident of the Wilmo...
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George A. Wallace oral history interview, 2004 March 24
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Creator
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Wallace, George A. (George Alexander), 1943-
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Date Created
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2004-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American families, Manners and customs, City and town life, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Housing, Urban renewal
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George Wallace discusses his life in the Grier Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and his connection to the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Wallace talks about his deep roots in Grier Heights, inc...
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Girvaud Justice oral history interview 1, 2006 August 6
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Creator
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Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
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Date Created
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2006-08-06
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Segregation in education, Racism in education, Civil rights, African American families, Urban renewal, Soap box derbies, African Americans and libraries
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Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. B...
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James K. Polk oral history interview 3, 2007 March 21
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Creator
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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1926-2010
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Date Created
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2007-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, Funeral homes, City and town life, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Urban renewal
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Description
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James Polk recounts fond memories of living in the Grier Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina and visiting the nearby Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward, with a focus on local businesses. He discusses working for his unc...
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James Yancey and Ozener Yancey oral history interview, 2004 March 23
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Creator
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Yancey, James A., 1932-
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Date Created
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2004-03-23
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports, Urban renewal
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James and Ozener Yancey share their experiences in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Yancey discusses his career as a juvenile probation officer and social worker. He describes the urban renewal...
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John A. McCarroll oral history interview, 2004 March 17
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Creator
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McCarroll, John A. (John Arthur), 1918-2010
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Date Created
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2004-03-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, Funeral homes, African American business enterprises, African American families, Segregation in education, Urban renewal, African Americans--Housing
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John McCarroll shares his memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and his long career working for Grier Funeral Service. Mr. McCarroll describes moving to Charlotte from South Caroli...
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John Murphy oral history interview, 2007 April 15
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Creator
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Murphy, John Matthew, Jr., 1935-2012
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Date Created
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2007-04-15
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Teachers, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Dentistry, Community organization, Urban renewal
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John Murphy shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and his career as a dentist in Charlotte. He describes his experience attending school in Brooklyn, including the importance of r...
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John Thrower oral history interview, 2004 September 4
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Creator
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Thrower, John Hampton, 1928-2013
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Date Created
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2004-09-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban redevelopment, African American neighborhoods, African American families, City planning, City council members, Urban renewal, African Americans--Segregation, Eminent domain
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Description
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John Thrower discusses his experiences serving two terms on the Charlotte City Council in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and 1970s. He describes poor living conditions in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina (also kno...
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Kelly Alexander Jr. oral history interview 2, 2007 April 7
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948-
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Date Created
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2007-04-07
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Family-owned business enterprises, Funeral homes, Urban renewal, Cities and towns--Growth
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Kelly Alexander Jr., son of former NAACP president Kelly Alexander Sr., recounts fond memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses notable businesses, banks, churches, an...