Maggie Lamb Nicholson oral history interview, 1979 May 24

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Rev. Dr. Maggie Lamb Nicholson recounts her childhood days in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the 1900s as well as her experiences as a pastor in the Charlotte, North Carolina region beginning after her move to Charlotte in 1968. She also discusses her impressions of the integration of Charlotte's schools and opinions on busing, running unsuccessfully for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, the AME Zion Church, and race relations in Elizabeth City and Charlotte.

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Title: Maggie Lamb Nicholson oral history interview, 1979 May 24
Interviewee: Nicholson, Maggie Lamb, 1906-1998
Interviewer: Perzel, Edward Spaulding
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 1979-05-24
Physical Description: 1 audio file (35:22) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (13 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Maggie Lamb Nicholson was a 73-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in 1906. She completed professional school and was employed as an associate pastor of Gethsemane AME Zion Church, at several Charlotte nursing homes, and at Johnson C. Smith University as a food server.
Abstract: Rev. Dr. Maggie Lamb Nicholson recounts her childhood days in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the 1900s as well as her experiences as a pastor in the Charlotte, North Carolina region beginning after her move to Charlotte in 1968. She also discusses her impressions of the integration of Charlotte's schools and opinions on busing, running unsuccessfully for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, the AME Zion Church, and race relations in Elizabeth City and Charlotte.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Clergy
Subjects--Names: Nicholson, Maggie Lamb, 1906-1998
Subjects--Organizations: African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Subjects--Topics: African Americans--Segregation
Busing for school integration
School integration
Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights
Race relations
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Elizabeth City
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1880-1980
Digital Collection Title: Ed Perzel WSOC project on twentieth century Charlotte
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-NI0117
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1767

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