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Title
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Doretha Leak oral history interview, 2004 May 3
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Creator
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Leak, Doretha L., 1933-
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Date Created
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2004-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises, African American schools, City and town life
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Description
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Doretha Leak recalls living during the mid-twentieth century in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. The first part of the interview was not recorded; much of the interview that was captured focuses on...
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Vermelle Ely, Price Davis, and John Funches oral history interview, 2004 June 29
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Creator
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Ely, Vermelle Diamond
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Date Created
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2004-06-29
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, Segregation in education, School integration, Students--Social life and customs, Teachers, Race relations, Blacks--Race identity, Urban renewal--Social aspects, Police brutality
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Description
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Vermelle Ely, Price Davis, and John Funches all attended Second Ward High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and are all members of the Second Ward High School Alumni Foundation located on Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte. In this interview, Ms. ...
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William U. Harris oral history interview, 2004 May 4
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Creator
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Harris, William Ussery, 1936-
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Date Created
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2004-05-04
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Urban renewal, Segregation in education, Manners and customs, African American neighborhoods, African American school children, African American families, Education
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Description
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William Harris shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses his career as a principal at Myers Street Elementary School and Biddleville Elementary School, and ...