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Gregg Brafford oral history interview 3, 2023 July 6
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Creator
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Brafford, Gregg
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Date Created
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2023-07-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men, Gay bars, LGBTQ+ bars, AIDS (Disease), AIDS organizations, Fund raising
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In this third of three interviews, Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, discusses the impact of the HIV AIDS virus on the l...
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Gregg Brafford oral history interview 2, 2023 May 3
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Creator
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Brafford, Gregg
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Date Created
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2023-05-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men, Gay bars, LGBTQ+ bars, Bartenders
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In his second interview, Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, continues to discuss LGBTQ+ bars and restaurants in Charlotte...
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Curtis Tutt oral history interview, 2023 April 17
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Creator
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Tutt, Curtis
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Date Created
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2023-04-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay bars, Gay men--Family relationships, LGBT community centers, Gay men--Identity
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Curtis Tutt discusses his involvement with various LGBTQ+ organizations in Charlotte, North Carolina, since he moved to the city in the 1990s. Topics discussed include his role as treasurer for the International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country ...
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Ann Carver oral history interview 2, 2023 April 12
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Carver, Ann C.
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Date Created
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2023-04-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Women's studies--Curricula, Women in education, Sex discrimination against women, Africana studies
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Dr. Ann Carver discusses the development of the Women and Gender Studies Program at UNC Charlotte in the 1970s, illustrating the attitude towards women at the University at the time and the initiative of the female students who catalyzed the devel...
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Gregg Brafford oral history interview 1, 2023 April 6
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Creator
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Brafford, Gregg
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Date Created
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2023-04-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay men, Gay bars, Lesbian bars, Drag queens, Drag shows, Drag performance, Gay rights, Witches, LGBTQ+ bars
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Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, discusses his formative years in Mint Hill, his college experiences at UNC Charlotte, ...
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Ellie Perzel oral history interview 2, 2023 March 28
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Creator
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Perzel, Ellie
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Date Created
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2023-03-28
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Subjects--Topical
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College teachers, College administrators, Local history, Historic preservation, Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, Retirement
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Ellie Perzel recounts the life of her late husband, Dr. Ed Perzel, and his lasting impact on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a history professor, Chair of the History Department, and Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts a...
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Steve del Vecchio oral history interview, 2023 March 27
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Creator
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Del Vecchio, Steve
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Date Created
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2023-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Gardening, Gay men--Identity, AIDS (Disease), Gay community, Drag, Gay press publications, LGBTQ+ press
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Steve del Vecchio discusses his lifelong career as a gardener in the Charlotte area and his identity as a gay man since his family moved to the city in the 1950s. Topics discussed include the different clients Mr. del Vecchio worked for including ...
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Leighton Ford oral history interview, 2023 March 21
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Ford, Leighton
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Date Created
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2023-03-21
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Subjects--Topical
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YMCA of the USA, Christianity, Organizational behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity, Christian leadership, Mentoring, Race relations
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Mr. Leighton Ford, an internationally active evangelist who worked closely with his brother-in-law Billy Graham, discusses the expansion and development of the Charlotte YMCA in North Carolina and the changes that occurred within the organization ...
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Ellie Perzel oral history interview 1, 2023 March 8
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Creator
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Perzel, Ellie
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Date Created
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2023-03-08
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Subjects--Topical
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French language--Study and teaching, School integration, Radio broadcasting, Radio stations, Nonprofit organizations, AIDS (Disease)
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Ellie Perzel discusses her experiences working in the Charlotte area as a French and Spanish teacher, a news reporter at Charlotte's NPR station WFAE Radio, and a grant writer for the Regional HIV/AIDS Consortium. Topics discussed include the...
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Keith Gaston Bernard oral history interview 3, 2023 March 6
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Bernard, Keith Gaston, 1956-
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Date Created
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2023-03-06
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Subjects--Topical
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LGBT community centers, Gay community, Gay culture, Gay men--Identity, Social participation, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ communities
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Keith Gaston Bernard discusses in-depth his experiences working on the first board of the Lesbian and Gay Community Center Project in Charlotte, North Carolina when it came into being in the early 2000s. Topics discussed include the early days of ...
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Monika Soler-Correa oral history interview, 2022 November 15
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Soler-Correa, Monika
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Date Created
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2022-11-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Adoption, Hispanic Americans, Emigration and immigration, Dysfunctional families, Education, Higher, Students with disabilities
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Monika Soler-Correa, a University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumnus and a metadata cataloger at the J. Murrey Atkins Library, discusses her background and how that has influenced her life and worldview. Topics include her life as a Latina ado...
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Tommy Feldman oral history interview, 2022 October 13
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Creator
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Feldman, Tommy
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Date Created
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2022-10-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Graphic artists, LGBTQ+ people, Art and design, Coming out (Sexual orientation), NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
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Graphic artist Tommy Feldman describes his life growing up in the Chicago suburbs, attending Columbia College in Chicago, meeting his husband Shane Windmeyer, moving to Bloomington Illinois, and setting up his business, Tyvola Design, in Charlotte...
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Shane L. Windmeyer oral history interview 5, 2022 August 30
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Date Created
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2022-08-30
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Subjects--Topical
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Two-spirit people, Gay activists, LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous peoples, COVID-19 (Disease), College students
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In this fifth interview, Shane L. Windmeyer, a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, LGBTQ+ campus pioneer and civil rights champion, author and editor of numerous LGBTQ+ college related books, founder and executive director of Campus P...
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Jackie Alexander Stanley oral history interview, 2022 June 8
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Stanley, Jackie Alexander
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Date Created
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2022-06-08
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Education, Church history, Genealogy, African American history, Local history
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Jackie Alexander Stanley and her daughter, Debra Stanley Barrett, discuss her family history and her life growing up in Mecklenburg County. She shares stories about Mallard Creek and other neighborhoods around Charlotte and memories of people and ...
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Shane L. Windmeyer oral history interview 4, 2022 June 2
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Windmeyer, Shane L.
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Date Created
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2022-06-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay activists, LGBTQ+ people, College students, Universities and colleges--Ratings and rankings
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In this fourth interview, Shane L. Windmeyer, a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, LGBTQ+ campus pioneer and civil rights champion, author and editor of numerous LGBTQ+ college related books, founder and executive director of Campus ...
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Randy Dang oral history interview 2022 April 29
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Dang, Randy
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Date Created
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2022-04-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Hip-hop (music), Break dancing, Olympics
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In this interview, Randy discusses his introduction to breaking (breakdancing), his past career as a marine and the relationship between hip hop and breakdancing/breaking. He reflects on why he decided to begin breakdancing in high school. He also...
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Yung Citizen oral history interview, 2022 April 25
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Yung Citizen
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Date Created
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2022-04-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Hip-hop (music)
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In this interview, Christopher Williams discusses his life growing up in Charlotte and how he was introduced to music as a child by an uncle who works for universal records. He briefly mentions getting into making beats and the inspiration behind ...
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Dammit Wesley oral history interview, 2022 April 20
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Dammit Wesley
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Date Created
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2022-04-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Hip-hop (music), Code switching (linguistics)
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In this interview, Wesley describes his early life growing up in Greenville, South Carolina and how he moved to Charlotte after graduating from Winthrop University in 2009. He discusses his perceived difference between North Carolina and South Car...
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Pete Lash oral history interview, 2022 February 7
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Creator
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Lash, Pete
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Date Created
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2022-02-07
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Subjects--Topical
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Young Men's Christian associations, Voluntarism, Christianity and culture
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Pete Lash is an example of someone who came to Charlotte for work, joined the YMCA to use the exercise facilities, and deepened his involvement over time. The interview covered his different experiences at the Y, with a particular focus on the Y&a...
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Shane L. Windmeyer oral history interview 3, 2022 February 1
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Creator
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Windmeyer, Shane L.
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Date Created
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2022-02-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Gay activists, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Gay men--Crimes against, Homophobia, Greek letter societies
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In this third interview, Shane L. Windmeyer, a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, founder and executive director of Campus Pride (a leading national nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create a saf...