Fayetteville Democratic Headquarters

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Harvey Gantt gives a campaign speech at the Fayetteville Democratic Headquarters. He is introduced by Sheriff of Cumberland County "Moose" Butler. Gantt thanks the Democratic Party and encourages attendees to go out and vote for Democrats. Gantt talks about main tenets of his campaign including early childhood education (Head Start), affordable college education, student loans, job security (minimum wage, pensions), health insurance, caring for the elderly (Social Security). Gantt states that he is willing to tackle the real problems, but Jesse Helms is not even campaigning. Gantt concludes with more encouragement for people to go out and vote on election day.

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Harvey Gantt Audio Tapes

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Title: Fayetteville Democratic Headquarters
Date: 1996-10-21
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:24:28) : digital, MP3
Description: Harvey Gantt gives a campaign speech at the Fayetteville Democratic Headquarters. He is introduced by Sheriff of Cumberland County "Moose" Butler. Gantt thanks the Democratic Party and encourages attendees to go out and vote for Democrats. Gantt talks about main tenets of his campaign including early childhood education (Head Start), affordable college education, student loans, job security (minimum wage, pensions), health insurance, caring for the elderly (Social Security). Gantt states that he is willing to tackle the real problems, but Jesse Helms is not even campaigning. Gantt concludes with more encouragement for people to go out and vote on election day.
Digital Collection: Harvey Gantt Papers
Series: Gantt Audio Tapes
Collection Description: 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.
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre: sound recordings
spoken word
public speaking
Language: eng
Subjects--Names: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Helms, Jesse
Subjects--Organizations: Democratic Party (N.C.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Project Head Start (U.S.)
Subjects--Topics: Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Education
Education, Higher
Student loans
Social security--Government policy
Older people
Pensions--Law and legislation
Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states
Health insurance
Political participation
Subjects--Places: North Carolina
North Carolina--Fayetteville
Physical Location: Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Call Number: Manuscript 543
Finding Aid: https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437
Rights Holder Information: This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Harvey B. Gantt.
Rights Statement: Use of this resource is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives" License.
Funding Note: 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.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette.
Identifier: ganms543-05-079_01
Date Digitized: 2018-12-05

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