Nadine Ford oral history interview 1, 2015 November 15

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Nadine Ford, who has had a career in waste management, is a native Charlottean who was raised in the Druid Hills neighborhood during the civil rights era. She describes her schooling experience during desegregation busing, and the transformation of Charlotte from a small city to a sprawling metropolis after IBM expanded its operations to Charlotte in the mid 1970s. Ms. Ford states that most people do not appreciate the history of Druid Hills and the influential figures that lived in the neighborhood, including school principals and city council members. Ms. Ford expresses her belief that gentrification has diminished the culture of the neighborhood.

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Title: Nadine Ford oral history interview 1, 2015 November 15
Interviewee: Ford, Elaine N. (Elaine Nadine)
Interviewer: Sheedy, Emma, K.
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2015-11-15
Physical Description: 1 audio file (44:45) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Nadine Ford was a 52-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Druid Hills, Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1963. She was educated at Charlotte Catholic High School and UNC Charlotte; and was employed as a health inspector with the Solid Waste Division of Mecklenburg County’s Land Use & Environmental Services Agency.
Abstract: Nadine Ford, who has had a career in waste management, is a native Charlottean who was raised in the Druid Hills neighborhood during the civil rights era. She describes her schooling experience during desegregation busing, and the transformation of Charlotte from a small city to a sprawling metropolis after IBM expanded its operations to Charlotte in the mid 1970s. Ms. Ford states that most people do not appreciate the history of Druid Hills and the influential figures that lived in the neighborhood, including school principals and city council members. Ms. Ford expresses her belief that gentrification has diminished the culture of the neighborhood.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on Zoom H5 digital recorder with XY modular mic.
Interviewee Occupations: County government--Officials and employees
Subjects--Names: Ford, Elaine N. (Elaine Nadine)
Subjects--Organizations: Black Girls Do Bike, LLC. (Charlotte, N.C.)
Village Heartbeat (Charlotte, N.C.)
Our Lady of Consolation (Charlotte, N.C.)
Charlotte Catholic High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Subjects--Topics: Civil rights movements
School integration
Urban gardening
Gentrification
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Druid Hills
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1960-2020
Digital Collection Title: UNC Charlotte Honors College and Charlotte Action Research Project interviews on Charlotte neighborhoods
Digital Collection Series Title: The Druid Hills Community
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Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Related Interviews: Nadine Ford oral history interview 2, 2019 April 18
Identifier: CH-FO0016
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2379

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