Vernon M. Herron oral history interview, 2007 March 13

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Dr. Vernon Herron shares his memories of growing up near the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Herron describes his education attending Myers Street Elementary and Second Ward High School, where he was the student body president, and learning about Shaw University in church, where he later earned a degree. He discusses churches in Charlotte, including Ebenezer Baptist Church, of which he was a member, and the United House of Prayer for All People and its charismatic leader, Bishop Daddy Grace. Other topics include the NAACP in Charlotte, the Alexander family and other community leaders, and Brooklyn's rat and vermin problem.

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Title: Vernon M. Herron oral history interview, 2009 March 13
Interviewee: Herron, Vernon M. (Vernon Mack), 1928-
Interviewer: Pearson, Tosha McLean
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: 2007-03-13
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:12:49) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Vernon M. Herron was a 79-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte in 1928. He graduated from Shaw University and Johnson C. Smith University and was employed as a pastor and a genealogist.
Abstract: Dr. Vernon Herron shares his memories of growing up near the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Herron describes his education attending Myers Street Elementary and Second Ward High School, where he was the student body president, and learning about Shaw University in church, where he later earned a degree. He discusses churches in Charlotte, including Ebenezer Baptist Church, of which he was a member, and the United House of Prayer for All People and its charismatic leader, Bishop Daddy Grace. Other topics include the NAACP in Charlotte, the Alexander family and other community leaders, and Brooklyn's rat and vermin problem.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV. Interview originally recorded on electronic optical disc and reformatted using Exact Audio Copy.
Audio Condition Note: Recording on CD was divided into sixteen tracks. There are brief pauses in the recording between the tracks which interrupt the flow of conversation.
Interviewee Occupations: Clergy
Genealogists
Subjects--Names: Herron, Vernon M. (Vernon Mack), 1928-
Grace, Daddy, 1882?-1960
Subjects--Organizations: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Myers Street School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Second Ward High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
United House of Prayer for All People
Subjects--Topics: African Americans--Segregation
African American churches
African American neighborhoods
African Americans--Religion
African Americans--Education
African American families
African Americans--Housing
Urban renewal
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1940-2010
Digital Collection Title: Student project on Second Ward
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Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: OH-HE0551

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