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Title: Commencement, May 2009
Creator (Corporate): University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date Created: 2009-05-01
Subjects--Topical: Commencement ceremonies, Universities and colleges, Education, Higher
Description: SPRING COMMENCEMENT. May 09, 2009 --Honorary Degree: Harvey Gantt, Doctor of Public Service --UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Margaret P. Morgan, Department of English

Title: Harvey Gantt Audio Tapes
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Audio recordings of Harvey Gantt in the Harvey Gantt papers, particularly from his 1996 campaign for U.S. Senate for North Carolina.

Title: Harvey Gantt Papers
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1974, 2014
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from ...

Title: Harvey Gantt Speeches
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1974, 2014
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Includes primarily written speeches and a few newspaper columns by Harvey Gantt spanning over the course of his career.

Title: Harvey Gantt and Eddie Knox cartoon
Creator: Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
Date Created: 1979-09-03
Subjects--Topical: Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Political campaigns, Political candidates, Mayors, Municipal government, Cities and towns--Politics and government
Description: Topics include: Harvey Gantt; Eddie Knox; Political campaigns; Political candidates; Charlotte mayor; Charlotte and Mecklenburg County police; Charlotte and Mecklenburg County politics and government

Title: Harvey Gantt for Senate Advertisements
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1990, 1996
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Contains advertisements identified as recordings that were used in the Gantt for Senate campaign (primarily 1996, but some 1990 advertisements).

Title: Harvey Gantt oral history interview, 2021 July 6
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 2021-07-06
Subjects--Topical: Young Men's Christian associations, Social integration, Race discrimination
Description: Harvey Gantt settled in Charlotte, North Carolina in the early 1970s after becoming the first African American to attend Clemson University, where he studied architecture and urban planning. He became a key figure in Charlotte's business and ...

Title: Janet Levy oral history interview, 2021 November 15
Creator: Levy, Janet E.
Subjects--Topical: School shootings, College students, Memorials, Collective memory
Description: Dr. Janet Levy, UNC Charlotte professor emeritus and founding chair of the Department of Anthropology discusses her role and experiences as a member of the Niner Nation Remembrance Memorial Jury and Advisory Group that met in 2020 and 2021 to help...

Title: Nathaniel Washington oral history interview, 2006 November 14
Creator: Washington, Nathaniel, 1941-
Date Created: 2006-11-14
Subjects--Topical: Race relations, Race discrimination, Racism in the workplace, Segregation in education, Urban renewal
Description: Nathaniel Washington describes his early life in the Third Ward section of Charlotte, North Carolina. He discusses his experience in segregated schools during the 1950s-1960s, explaining that there were inequalities as black schools were supplied ...

Title: Susan Jetton oral history interview, 2019 January 23
Creator: Jetton, Susan K.
Date Created: 2019-01-23
Subjects--Topical: Press secretaries, United States. Congress. Senate, Political campaigns, Fund raising, Mass media--Political aspects, Political television commercials, Race discrimination, Speechwriters, Reporters and reporting, Human Rights Campaign (U.S.), National Endowment for the Arts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Description: Susan Jetton recounts her experience as press secretary for 1990 North Carolina senatorial candidate Harvey Gantt. She recalls meeting Mr. Gantt in the 1970s and her dedication to his senatorial campaign, which she describes as a "cause." Ms. Jett...

Title: UNC Charlotte Niner Video (Yearbook), 1991
Creator (Corporate): University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date Created: 1991
Subjects--Topical: College sports, College students--Social life and customs, Universities and colleges, Greek letter societies, College campuses, College yearbooks, Student activities, College students--Political activity
Description: Topical list: Niner Video '91; Harvey Gantt 1990 campaign visit; UNC Charlotte Civitan Club; Downtown Charlotte; Desert Storm: vigil, George H. W. Bush announces start of Persian Gulf War, student opinions, "support our troops"; Athletics: Basketb...

Title: Unaired Harvey Gantt Advertisements
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1990, 1996
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Contains advertisements identified as recordings that were created for, but not used in the Gantt for Senate 1996 campaign. Also contains several advertisements for the Gantt for Senate 1990 campaign. Many of these advertisements were prepared for...