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Calvin L. Brown oral history interview, 2004 April 27
Title
Calvin L. Brown oral history interview, 2004 April 27
Creator
Brown, Calvin L. (Calvin Lee), 1935-
Date Created
2007-04-27
Subjects--Topical
African Americans--Segregation, African American lawyers, Discrimination in public accommodations, Civil rights movements, Urban renewal, African American churches, African American neighborhoods
Description
Calvin Brown shares his memories of living in Charlotte, North Carolina during a time when segregation was being challenged by civil rights groups. He moved to Charlotte in 1961 after completing law school, and discusses representing clients, part...
James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
Title
James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
Date Created
2018-05-29
Subjects--Topical
Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
Description
In this second interview, community historian James Bradley Lee III continues to recall his personal experiences of growing up in Grier Heights, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his concerns about the effe...
Vernon M. Herron oral history interview, 2007 March 13
Title
Vernon M. Herron oral history interview, 2007 March 13
Creator
Herron, Vernon M. (Vernon Mack), 1928-
Date Created
2007-03-13
Subjects--Topical
African Americans--Segregation, African American churches, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African Americans--Education, African American families, African Americans--Housing, Urban renewal
Description
Dr. Vernon Herron shares his memories of growing up near the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. Mr. Herron describes his education attending Myers Street Elementary and Second Ward High School, where he ...