Dorothy G. Shipman, Walter Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill oral history interview, 2004 March 11

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In this group interview, Dorothy Shipman, Walter "Buck" Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward, as well as their experiences with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. The interviewees discuss economic conditions in Brooklyn, businesses such as the Lincoln Theater, and how urban renewal in the 1960s prompted many of Brooklyn's residents to move to west Charlotte. All three interviewees joined Friendship Missionary Baptist Church between the late 1940s to early 1950s, and describe their involvement in church activities including the choir and the Baptist Training Union.

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Title: Dorothy G. Shipman, Walter Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill oral history interview, 2004 March 11
Interviewee: Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926-
Interviewer: Wells, Katheryn B.
Contributor: Kennedy, Walter, 1940-
McGill, Mary S. (Mary Sanders), 1926-2017
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: 2004-03-11
Physical Description: 1 audio file (1:00:04) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log and transcript (27 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Dorothy G. Shipman was a 78-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1926. She graduated from high school and was employed as a children\u2019s photography developer for Delmar Studio.Walter "Buck" Kennedy was a 63-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Charlotte in 1940. He graduated from Northwest Junior High School and was employed with BASF.Mary S. McGill was a 77-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in 1927.
Abstract: In this group interview, Dorothy Shipman, Walter "Buck" Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward, as well as their experiences with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. The interviewees discuss economic conditions in Brooklyn, businesses such as the Lincoln Theater, and how urban renewal in the 1960s prompted many of Brooklyn's residents to move to west Charlotte. All three interviewees joined Friendship Missionary Baptist Church between the late 1940s to early 1950s, and describe their involvement in church activities including the choir and the Baptist Training Union.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview transferred from electronic optical disc with Exact Audio Copy.
Interviewee Occupations: Photographic assistants
Subjects--Names: Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926-
Kennedy, Walter, 1940-
McGill, Mary S. (Mary Sanders), 1926-2017
Contributor Occupations: Chemical workers
Day care centers--Employees
Executives
Subjects--Organizations: United House of Prayer for All People
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: African Americans--Segregation
African American business enterprises
African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African American neighborhoods
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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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Related Interviews: Walter Kennedy oral history interview, 2006 March 4, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A2539)
Identifier: OH-SH0396
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2531

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