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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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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...