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Emery Wister oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
Title
Emery Wister oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
Creator
Wister, Emery, 1914-2007
Date Created
1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical
Journalism, Commercial, Journalism and motion pictures, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Reporters and reporting, Urban renewal--Social aspects
Description
Emery Wister, a journalist and editor at the Charlotte News, recounts his life and experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes growing up on the edge of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte and discusses local race relations and the r...
LaVerne Miller oral history interview, 2006 November 26
Title
LaVerne Miller oral history interview, 2006 November 26
Creator
Miller, LaVerne, 1949-
Date Created
2006-11-26
Subjects--Topical
African American families, Segregation in education, Urban renewal--Social aspects, African American high school students, African American neighborhoods
Description
LaVerne Miller discusses her experiences growing up in Second Ward, a predominantly African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the 1950s and 1960s. She describes the communal support for each family and how residents felt that ...
Rosena H. Gaines oral history interview, 2004 March 25
Title
Rosena H. Gaines oral history interview, 2004 March 25
Creator
Gaines, Rosena, 1918-2013
Date Created
2004-03-25
Subjects--Topical
African Americans--Education, African American educators, Segregation in education, Group identity, High school students--Societies and clubs, Urban renewal--Social aspects
Description
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...