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Jewell H. Saunders oral history interview, 2002 February 2
Title
Jewell H. Saunders oral history interview, 2002 February 2
Creator
Saunders, Jewell H. (Jewell Hill), 1916-2015
Date Created
2000-02-02
Subjects--Topical
Land use, Rural, Rural development, Country life, Farm life, Cash crops, Subsistence farming, Animals, Mills and mill-work, Rural electrification
Description
Jewell Saunders recounts life in a farming community in the Uwharrie Forest area, located in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Ms. Saunders discusses rural development, such as access to healthcare and transportation, electrification, and the con...
Leon Lowder oral history interview, 1999 March 6
Title
Leon Lowder oral history interview, 1999 March 6
Creator
Lowder, Leon, 1906-
Date Created
1999-03-06
Subjects--Topical
Cotton growing, Country life, Farm life, Farm management, Farm management--Economic aspects, Family farms, Race relations, Political and social views
Description
Leon Lowder recounts his life, family, and work in retail and farming in central South Carolina from the 1930s-1980s. Mr. Lowder describes being the seventh out of eleven children in a farming family and leaving home in 1926 to work in the grocery...
Sarah Alexander oral history interview, 2000 February 3
Title
Sarah Alexander oral history interview, 2000 February 3
Creator
Alexander, Sarah Land, 1913-
Date Created
2000-02-03
Subjects--Topical
Teachers, Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Family farms, Farm life, Cotton growing, Tenant farmers, Dairy farms, Barns, Dairy barns--Design and construction, Dairy barns, Farm equipment, Education
Description
Sarah Land Alexander Sr. and her daughter, Sarah Land Alexander Jr., talk about their lives and the history of the Alexander family farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Alexander Sr. describes how she met her husband, William Tasse 'Bill' Alexa...
Thomas Martin and Gloria Martin oral history interview, 1993 April 7
Title
Thomas Martin and Gloria Martin oral history interview, 1993 April 7
Creator
Martin, Thomas, 1904-1994
Date Created
1993-04-07
Subjects--Topical
Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, School sports, Basketball teams, Sports--Social aspects, African Americans--Segregation, African American schools
Description
Thomas Martin and Gloria Martin talk about Mr. Martin's time coaching basketball and football at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, North Carolina while it was an all-Black school during segregation. Topics discussed include the importance o...