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Ann Williams and Jim Williams oral history interview, 2018, November 29
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Creator
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Williams, Ann, 1940-2020
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Date Created
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2018-11-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Plantations, Historical reenactments, History--Research, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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Ann and Jim Williams talk about their shared experiences as historical researchers, reenactors, and authors of local history books related to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Major themes of their discussion include slavery and the lives of ens...
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Ann Williams oral history interview, 2018, November 29
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Creator
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Williams, Ann, 1940-2020
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Date Created
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2018-11-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Relations with slaves, Plantations, Letters, Slavery, Hand weaving, Agricultural laborers, History--Research, Enslavement
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Description
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Ann Williams reflects on her path to becoming an antebellum historian. She describes how the growth of her interest, research, and immersion in her subject led to her publishing multiple books. [All times approximate] [0:00:45] Introduction to his...
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Bill-of-sale for Loney, an enslaved man in North Carolina
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Creator
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Bisaner, J. A., 1837-1920
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Date Created
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1865-01-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Slave trade, Enslaved persons, Slavery, Enslavement
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Description
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Bill of sale dated January 2, 1865 for an enslaved man named Loney. The buyer was N. A. Wingate & Co. of Charlotte, North Carolina; and the seller was J. A. Bisaner, of Lincolnton. At the time Loney was about twenty seven years old and was sold fo...
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Emma Peoples Smith oral history interview 1, 2019 May 23
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Creator
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Smith, Emma Peoples
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Date Created
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2019-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Genealogy, Slavery, Nannies, Country life, Race relations--Social aspects, Working mothers, Enslavement
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Description
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Emma Peoples Smith, the great granddaughter of Richard Peoples who was a prominent citizen in the Providence township of Mecklenburg County during the 19th century, describes her life and her family history. [All times approximate]. Overview of Mr...
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Emma Peoples Smith oral history interview 3, 2020 March 10
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Creator
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Smith, Emma Peoples
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Date Created
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2020-03-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Archives, Slavery, Documentary films, Gold mines and mining, Enslaved persons, Enslavement
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Description
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In this third of three interviews Emma Peoples Smith, the great granddaughter of Richard Peoples who was a prominent citizen in the Providence township of Mecklenburg County during the 19th century discusses archiving her family papers, some of th...
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H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview, 2017 November 17
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Creator
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Kirkpatrick, H. D. (Hugh DeArmond), II, 1948-
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Date Created
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2017-11-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Genealogy, Conscientious objectors, Humanistic psychology, Child abuse--Law and legislation, Slavery, Bible. Genesis, Enslavement
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Description
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In this fourth and final recording in a series of interviews with Jimmie Lee and H.D. Kirkpatrick, H.D. Kirkpatrick reflects on his family, his life experiences, and his shifting perspective on family and Southern history. Dr. Kirkpatrick describe...
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Harold Albert Wiley Jr. oral history interview, 2017 July 27
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Creator
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Wiley, Harold Albert, Jr.
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Date Created
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2017-07-27
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Subjects--Topical
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African American history, Slavery, Plantations, Migration–internal, Race relations, Genealogy, Enslavement
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Description
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Harold Wiley Jr., a descendent of George Caldwell, talks about his family, their connection to the Rosedale plantation in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his lifetime work discovering his family genealogy. [All times approximate]. [02:30] Mr. Wiley...
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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 3, 2017 October 23
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Creator
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Race relations, Racism, Slavery, Genealogy, Poverty, African Americans--Reparations, Football, Enslavement
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Description
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In this third of four related interviews,, H.D. Kirkpatrick and Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick continue to discuss their relationship as it developed after their revelation that their family histories are connected through slavery in Charlotte and Mecklen...
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Wilkes Family Papers
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Creator
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Wilkes, John, 1827-1908
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Date Created
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1858-11-13, 1865-01-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Slave bills of sale, Slave trade, Slavery
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Description
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Papers of a family that settled in Charlotte in the 1850s. Contains extensive records involving the purchase and operations of gold mines, mills, and other businesses owned by the family and by their Renwick and Smedberg relations in North Carolin...
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Wilkes, John--Records of enslaved persons
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Creator
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Wilkes, John, 1827-1908
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Date Created
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1858-11-13, 1865-01-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Slave bills of sale, Slave trade, Slavery, Enslaved persons, Plantation owners, Slaveholders, Enslavers, Enslavement
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Description
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Primaily includes bills-of-sale for enslaved individuals bought or sold by John Wilkes. Names of enslaved men, women, and children include Jack, Zeno, Alice, Lucy, Jeff, Antony, Phillis, Alfred, Annis, Leander, Mahalah, Harriet, Henry, Murray, and...