Herman Cunningham oral history interview, 1993 September 7

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Herman Cunningham recounts playing on the basketball team during the 1940s at Winchester High School, a segregated school for African Americans in Monroe, North Carolina. Mr. Cunningham describes how the school partially burned down in the 1930s and the school's sports teams were reorganized during the 1940s. Topics discussed include the popularity of Winchester's basketball, football, and baseball teams in the larger community; Mr. Cunningham's service in World War II and then attending college on the GI Bill; and school discipline.

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Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont

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Title: Herman Cunningham oral history interview, 1993 September 7
Interviewee: Cunningham, Herman, 1928-2018
Interviewer: Grundy, Pamela
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: 1993-09-07
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:38:28) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Herman Cunningham was a 65-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Monroe, North Carolina. He was born in North Carolina 1928. He was educated at Winchester High School and North Carolina A&T State University.
Abstract: Herman Cunningham recounts playing on the basketball team during the 1940s at Winchester High School, a segregated school for African Americans in Monroe, North Carolina. Mr. Cunningham describes how the school partially burned down in the 1930s and the school's sports teams were reorganized during the 1940s. Topics discussed include the popularity of Winchester's basketball, football, and baseball teams in the larger community; Mr. Cunningham's service in World War II and then attending college on the GI Bill; and school discipline.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Subjects--Names: Cunningham, Herman, 1928-2018
Subjects--Organizations: Winchester High School (Monroe, N.C.)
Subjects--Topics: Basketball
School sports
Basketball teams
Basketball--Tournaments
School sports--Social aspects
Segregation in education
Sports for women
Country life
School discipline
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Monroe
North Carolina--Union County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1930-2000
Digital Collection Title: Levine Museum of the New South
Digital Collection Series Title: Basketball and Culture in the Southern Piedmont
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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
Identifier: MU-CU0104
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7732

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