Monroe Police Department, side a

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The Monroe Police Department welcome Gantt who gives a speech on the importance of community policing and the relationship between the community and law enforcement as familial. Gantt emphasized that although violent criminals should be behind bars, policies should not manufacture new criminals. Positive community policing activities described include engaging kids in afterschool activities and familiarizing them with the institutions of their community. After the speech, Gantt answers questions from the audience. Two separate recordings that include Gantt take place on this tape, beginning at at 14:05, (long pause) and 25:35.

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Harvey Gantt Audio Tapes

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Title: Monroe Police Department, side a
Date: 1996-09-12
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:47:18) : digital, MP3
Description: The Monroe Police Department welcome Gantt who gives a speech on the importance of community policing and the relationship between the community and law enforcement as familial. Gantt emphasized that although violent criminals should be behind bars, policies should not manufacture new criminals. Positive community policing activities described include engaging kids in afterschool activities and familiarizing them with the institutions of their community. After the speech, Gantt answers questions from the audience. Two separate recordings that include Gantt take place on this tape, beginning at at 14:05, (long pause) and 25:35.
Digital Collection: Harvey Gantt Papers
Series: Gantt Audio Tapes
Collection Description: Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987. In the 1990s (1990 and 1996), he ran twice for the United States Senate against Jesse Helms. The bulk of the collection is comprised of audiovisual materials from Gantt's 1996 campaign against Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate, but also includes speeches and writings.
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre: sound recordings
spoken word
public speaking
Language: eng
Subjects--Names: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Subjects--Organizations: Democratic Party (N.C.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Subjects--Topics: Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Community policing
Police-community relations
Crime prevention
Crime--Government policy
Economic security
Subjects--Places: North Carolina
North Carolina--Monroe
Physical Location: Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Call Number: Manuscript 543
Finding Aid: https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437
Rights Holder Information: This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Harvey B. Gantt.
Rights Statement: Use of this resource is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives" License.
Funding Note: This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette.
Identifier: ganms543-05-030_01
Date Digitized: 2018-12-05

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