Wallace, Arthur, 1916-

Yakutis, Leo

Wells, Katheryn B.

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

2004-03-18

1 audio file (1:02:52) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (26 pages : PDF)

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Arthur Wallace Sr. was an eighty seven-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte in 1916.

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 leadership, choirs, tithing, visiting the sick, and the church's place in the Brooklyn community. Mr. Wallace also discusses the many businesses in Brooklyn and the United House of Prayer for All People. He describes the impact of Charlotte's urban renewal program of the 1960s on Friendship Baptist Missionary Church, which moved from Brooklyn to west Charlotte.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview transferred from electronic optical disc with Exact Audio Copy.

Recording begins abruptly in the middle of conversation related to the interview. The interview doesn't get started until about 6:15 into the recording. Interviewee's voice is quiet and can be difficult to hear at times.

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Wallace, Arthur, 1916-

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
United House of Prayer for All People

African Americans--Segregation
African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African American business enterprises
African American neighborhoods
African American families
Amusements
Urban renewal

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward

Interviews
Oral histories

1930-2010

Student project on Second Ward

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