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Title: Alfred Alexander oral history interview, 2001 May 10
Creator: Alexander, Alfred L., 1952-
Date Created: 2001-05-10
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Bombings, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in public accommodations, Group identity, Race relations
Description: Alfred Alexander describes his early life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s-1970s as the son of prominent civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., a leader in the Charlotte and the North Carolina branches of the NAACP. As a child he l...

Title: Benjamin Chavis Jr. oral history interview, 2005 February 7
Creator: Chavis, Ben, 1948-
Date Created: 2005-02-07
Subjects--Topical: African American college students, African American college students--Political activity, African American student movements, Chemistry, Civil rights, Civil rights movements, College integration, Race relations, Racism, Segregation, Student movements
Description: Dr. Benjamin Chavis recounts his involvement in the black student movement on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s, when he was one of a small but politically active cohort of African...

Title: Correspondence
Date Created: 1969
Subjects--Topical: Racism, Propaganda
Description: Letter from Charles H. Crutchfield asking Fred Alexander to publicly denounce the Black Panthers, and copy of the "Black Panther Coloring Book." The coloring book was actually created by the FBI. Only represents a portion of correspondence in the ...

Title: John Lafferty oral history interview, 2004 October 11
Creator: Lafferty, John, 1947-
Date Created: 2004-10-11
Subjects--Topical: Track and field, College sports, Segregation, Student government, Courts, African American college students--Political activity, Race relations, Universities and colleges--Social aspects
Description: John Lafferty recounts his experience attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the late 1960s. A founding member of UNC Charlotte's track and field team, he discusses the team's creation, the camaraderie between the teammates, an...

Title: Ronald R. Caldwell oral history interview, 2005 May 31
Creator: Caldwell, Ronald R. (Ronald Renord)
Date Created: 2005-05-31
Subjects--Topical: African American college students, African American student movements, African Americans--Study and teaching, College integration, Race relations, Student unions, Student movements, School integration
Description: Ronald Caldwell discusses his involvement in the black student movement on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the late 1960s to the early 1970s. He discusses Stokely Carmichael's campus speech; the February 26, 1969...

Title: T.J. Reddy oral history interview, 2004 June 28
Creator: Reddy, T. J., 1945-
Date Created: 2004-06-28
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, African American college students, African American college students--Political activity, African American student movements, Civil rights, Blacks--Race identity, Pan-Africanism, Race relations, Spoken word poetry
Description: Artist and civil rights activist T.J. Reddy discusses his higher educational experiences in Charlotte and his involvement in civil rights activism during the 1960s-1970s. He describes being dissatisfied with attending Johnson C. Smith, then transf...