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Title: Arthur Stinson oral history interview, 2007 April 23
Creator: Stinson, Arthur L. (Arthur Lee), 1933-2013
Date Created: 2007-04-23
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, City and town life, Amusements
Description: Arthur L. Stinson recounts his experiences growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. He discusses schools and businesses in Brooklyn, working as a teenager in the coal yard and wood yard, and ...

Title: Curtina P. Simmons oral history interview, 2004 April 13
Creator: Simmons, Curtina P. (Curtina Perkins), 1941-
Date Created: 2004-04-13
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, African American churches, African American business enterprises, African Americans--Economic conditions, African Americans--Education, Cities and towns--Growth, Urban renewal
Description: Curtina Simmons shares her memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, during the mid-twentieth century. Ms. Simmons moved to Second Ward as a child in the 1940s. She describes her educa...

Title: James K. Polk oral history interview 3, 2007 March 21
Creator: Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1926-2010
Date Created: 2007-03-21
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, Funeral homes, City and town life, African American neighborhoods, African American families, Urban renewal
Description: James Polk recounts fond memories of living in the Grier Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina and visiting the nearby Brooklyn neighborhood, also known as Second Ward, with a focus on local businesses. He discusses working for his unc...