1996-10-09

1 audio file (0:51:55) : digital, MP3

Harvey Gantt begins his campaign speech at Bishop McGuinness High School. Gantt discusses his background and his reasons for running for senate against Jesse Helms for a second time. He focuses on his main campaign themes of making education more affordable for working families, protecting worker's pensions, and respecting one another. Includes a wide-ranging question and answer session, but the audience's voices are mostly inaudible.

Harvey Gantt Papers

Gantt Audio Tapes

Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987. In the 1990s (1990 and 1996), he ran twice for the United States Senate against Jesse Helms. The bulk of the collection is comprised of audiovisual materials from Gantt's 1996 campaign against Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate, but also includes speeches and writings.

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

sound recordings
spoken word
public speaking

eng

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Helms, Jesse

Democratic Party (N.C.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Project Head Start (U.S.)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
American Dream
Education and state
Education, Higher--Economic aspects
Federal aid to education
Tax deductions
Student loans
Occupational training
Pensions--Law and legislation
Equal pay for equal work
Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states
Medicare
Family policy
Social values
Parenting
Respect for persons
Leadership
Budget deficits--Political aspects
Subsidies
Gay rights
Same-sex marriage
Crime--Government policy
Prostitution
Abortion--Law and legislation
Capital punishment

North Carolina
North Carolina--Winston Salem

Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Manuscript 543

https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437

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This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette.

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2018-12-06