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Title: Arthur Wallace Sr. oral history interview, 2004 March 18
Creator: Wallace, Arthur, 1916-
Date Created: 2004-03-18
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American business enterprises, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Amusements, Urban renewal
Description: Arthur Wallace Sr. shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He focuses on his experiences attending Friendship Baptist Missionary Church, which he joined in 1933, including church le...

Title: James Yancey and Ozener Yancey oral history interview, 2004 March 23
Creator: Yancey, James A., 1932-
Date Created: 2004-03-23
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports, Urban renewal
Description: James and Ozener Yancey share their experiences in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Yancey discusses his career as a juvenile probation officer and social worker. He describes the urban renewal...

Title: Richard Petersheim oral history interview, 2004 April 19
Creator: Petersheim, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1966-
Date Created: 2004-04-19
Subjects--Topical: Urban renewal, African American neighborhoods, City planning, Neighborhood planning, Community development, Urban--Planning
Description: Richard Petersheim discusses his work as a managing partner for the Charlotte, North Carolina office of LandDesign. In, 2001 LandDesign was selected by the City of Charlotte to design a new urban community that would encompass lands from the Secon...