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Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 1, 2017 October 6
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Creator
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Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
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Date Created
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2017-10-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Slavery, Christian life, Football, Segregation in education, Segregation, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (Football), Bombings
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Description
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In this first of four related interviews, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick discuss their disparate experiences growing up and attending school in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick ta...
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Julius L. Chambers oral history interview, 1997 October 24
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1997-10-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Segregation in education, Busing for school integration, Trials, litigation, etc., School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Civil rights, Political and social views
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Charlotte attorney Julius L. Chambers, who represented the plaintiffs in the landmark case, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, talks at length about the integration of schools in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County during the late 196...
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Julius L. Chambers papers, 1964-1979
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1936, 2013
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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Files of a Charlotte attorney and his firm, Chambers, Stein, Ferguson, and Lanning, relating to their representation of Darius and Vera Swann and other plaintiffs in the landmark case, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, in which th...
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Reginald A. Hawkins oral history interview 1, 2001 June 11
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Creator
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Hawkins, Reginald Armistice, 1923-2007
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Date Created
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2001-06-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American political activists, African Americans--Social conditions, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, African Americans--Segregation, Political participation, Segregation in education, School integration, Trials, litigation, etc.
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Description
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In this interview, Dr. Reginald Armistice Hawkins discusses his significant involvement in the African American Civil Rights Movement nationally, within the state of North Carolina, and in Mecklenburg County. Mr. Hawkins candidly describes his exp...
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Series 2, Correspondence
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1968, 1976
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series documents the work of Chambers and his colleagues, particularly of the Legal Defense Fund, in researching, planning, and conducting the pleading of Swann and provides insight into the issues as discussed in the planning stages. Subject...
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Series 3, Clippings
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1964, 1989
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series contains newspaper clippings primarily from The Charlotte News and The Charlotte Observer that document Swann's passage through the courts. Also documented are the efforts of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education to desegregate ...
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Series 4, Transcripts
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1969, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series contains transcripts of proceedings, depositions, and oral examinations prepared exclusively for or in the District Court. The depositions and oral examinations were taken out of court and are primarily interviews with School Board rep...
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Series 5, Briefs
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1966, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series contains briefs submitted on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals and to the U.S. Supreme Court. Included are briefs amici curiae and briefs submitted to the Supreme Court for cases heard with Swann, including the supplementary suit inv...
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Series 6, Desegregation Plans
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1969, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series consists of planning documents and reports developed to integrate the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools.
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Series 8, Maps
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1965, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series contains primarily attendance maps prepared by the Board of Education on March 11, 1965 (revised August 15, 1969) and on January 30, 1970 to accompany their desegregation plans. Also contains Finger plan map adjusted for feeder plan (J...
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Series 9, Handwritten Notes
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1969, 1973
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Description
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This series comprises notes taken presumably by Chambers, or others working with Swann. Some notes are apparently taken in the courtroom.
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Subseries 1, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Proceedings
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Creator
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Chambers, Julius L. (Julius LeVonne), 1936-2013
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Date Created
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1966, 1970
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/895037, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
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Subseries 2, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Proceedings
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Date Created
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1970-02, 1970-04
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in education, Education--Political aspects, Race relations
