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Title
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Act-So Program
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M.
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Date Created
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1996
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Civil rights workers, African Americans--Housing, Racism--Political aspects, Race discrimination, Police brutality, Police misconduct, Race relations, Politics and government
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Title
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Act-So committee
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M.
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Date Created
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1997
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans, African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Civil rights workers, African Americans--Housing, Racism--Political aspects, Race discrimination, Police brutality, Police misconduct, Race relations, Politics and government
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Arthur Stinson oral history interview, 2007 April 23
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Creator
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Stinson, Arthur L. (Arthur Lee), 1933-2013
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Date Created
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2007-04-23
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, Urban renewal, African American business enterprises, City and town life, Amusements
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Description
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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 ...
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Charlotte NAACP meeting
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Date Created
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1950, 1965
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Clarence Mitchell (center), Miss Annison (2nd left), Miss Brooks (2nd right), Kelly Alexander (back, right), and J. B. Humphrey (back, center)
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Cleveland County NAACP
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Date Created
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1996-02-10
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Subjects--Topical
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Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Civil rights movements, Race relations
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Description
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Gantt makes a speech encouraging the audience to continue supporting the NAACP, even after the height of the Civil Rights Movement
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Daisy Stroud oral history interview 1, June 20, 2001
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Creator
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Stroud, Daisy S., 1921-
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Date Created
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2001-06-20
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Race relations, Education, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations
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Description
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Daisy Spears Stroud, a native of Charlotte, recounts her experiences growing up in the First Ward neighborhood and her career in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system before and during desegregation in the 1950s-1970s. She describes her experien...
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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins oral history interview 1, circa 2004-2006
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Creator
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Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy, 1942-
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Date Created
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2004, 2006
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movements, School integration, Racism in education, De facto school segregation, African Americans--Education (Secondary), African Americans--Civil rights, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Race relations
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Description
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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins was the first African American student to attend the all-white Harding High School as part of the Charlotte City Schools' first reluctant attempt at school desegregation in 1957. In this interview, Mrs. Counts-Scoggins refl...
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E. Terrell Blackmon oral history interview, 2020 December 04
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Creator
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Blackmon, E. Terrell (Edward Terrell)
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Date Created
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2020-12-04
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, College students, Black, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, City planning
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Description
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E. Terrell Blackmon shares experiences from his time as a student at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.[All times approximate.] Topics discussed include the influence of Africana studies on Black students [16 min], student organizations s...
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Group shot of Fifth Annual N.C. NAACP Convention, Charlotte
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Date Created
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1948-06-09, 1948-06-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Kelly Alexander (front, kneeling). Caption: "1948 Fifth Annual North Carolina Conference of NAACP Branches Charlotte, N.C. June 9-10-11."
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James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
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Date Created
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2018-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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Description
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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...
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Kelly Alexander Jr. oral history interview 1, 2001 May 1
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948-
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Date Created
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2001-05-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Political leadership, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Education, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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Kelly Alexander Jr., the son of local, state, and national NAACP leader and local businessman Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. and Margaret Alexander, recounts his active involvement in civil rights in Charlotte, North Carolina and the larger community. He...
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Kelly Alexander addressing Stanley County Branch, N.C. NAACP
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Date Created
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1970-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Speeches, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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Caption: "Kelly M. Alexander addressing Stanley County Branch NAACP June 1970 honoring retired president Cicero Blair."
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Kelly Alexander speaking at meeting
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Date Created
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1960, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Speeches, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Kelly M. Alexander, Sr. Papers
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Creator
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Alexander, Kelly M
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Date Created
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1931, 1970-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights
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Description
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This collection contains material primarily created and received by Kelly M. Alexander Sr. as president of the North Carolina State Conference of Branches, NAACP, and as a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. Material reflects his invo...