James Yancey, Ida James, and Ozener Yancey oral history interview, 2004 March 16
Description
James Yancey, Ida James, and Ozener Yancey share their memories of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, which was located in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, until 1970. All three interviewees discuss their involvement with the church, dating back as early as the 1940s, including congregants, funeral services, church leadership, and how the church changed over the decades since they had become members. Mr. Yancey also talks about Charlotte's urban renewal of the 1960s and how he considered it to be "black removal" and painful for the Second Ward community.