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Charlita Davis oral history interview, 2020 December 29
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Creator
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Davis, Charlita R.
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Date Created
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2020-12-29
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, College athletes, Hurricane Hugo (1989), African American basketball players
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Charlita Davis shares her experience as a student at the University of Charlotte from 1989 to 1993. [All times approximate] She discusses her experience as a student athlete [5:59], memories of UNC Charlotte student body president Derek Griffith [...
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James E. "Slack" Steele oral history interview, 2004 April 16
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Creator
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Steele, James E. (James Edward), 1928-
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Date Created
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2004-04-16
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American churches, City and town life, School sports, Urban renewal
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James "Slack" Steele shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses his experiences in an area of Brooklyn called Blue Heaven, attending Second Ward High School,...
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James Gaither oral history interview, 2004 February 24
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Creator
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Gaither, James Israel, 1936-
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Date Created
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2004-02-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Social conditions, African American schools, African American families, Farm life, Education, Rural, Race relations
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James Gaither discusses growing up in the rural Hemphill Heights community in Charlotte, North Carolina and his education at Rockwell Rosenwald School. He recounts living in a farming household that produced their own butter and grew much of their...
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Lester Youngblood oral history interview, 2003 February 22
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Creator
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Youngblood, William Lester, 1915-2012
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Date Created
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2003-02-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Family farms, Farm life, Dairy farming, Milk trade, Cotton trade, Wages, Country life, Amusements, War, Armed Forces
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William Lester Youngblood recounts his experiences living on a cotton and dairy farm in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina during the Great Depression. He talks about how rural communities were impacted differently than the cities and describes ho...
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Minnie Sutker oral history interview, 1990 April 22
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Creator
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Sutker, Minnie S. (Minnie Silverstein), 1905-1995
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Date Created
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1990-04-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Passover--Customs and practices, Religious tolerance, Zionism, Antisemitism
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Charlotte, North Carolina native Minnie Silverstein Sutker discusses her experiences as a member of the Jewish community in the city. She talks about her father's earliest days in Charlotte in the late nineteenth century and discusses her parents'...
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Shena' Thornton oral history interview, 2021 January 14
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Creator
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Thornton, Shena'
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Date Created
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2021-01-14
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
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Description
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Shena' Thornton, an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, discusses her early life and her time as a student from 1982-1987. [All times approximate] Decision to come to UNC-Charlotte [3:36]. How Africana Studies supported B...