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Connie Vetter oral history interview, 2018 July 24
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Creator
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Vetter, Connie J. (Connie June)
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Date Created
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2018-07-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation, Gay activists, Gay community, Lesbians--Societies and clubs, Lesbians
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Description
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Connie Vetter arrived in Charlotte in 1993 as a young graduate from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. In this interview, Ms. Vetter shares her experiences in Charlotte as a young lesbian in pursuit of law work and female community. ...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 1, 2018 May 22
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Creator
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Lee, James B. (James Bradley), III
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Date Created
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2018-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, Gentrification--Government policy, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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Description
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Grier Heights is a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina that is experiencing rapid gentrification. James Bradley Lee, community historian and organizer, recalls his personal experiences in the Grier Heights neighborh...
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Marvin Price oral history interview 1, 2019 January 23
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Creator
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Price, Marvin E. (Marvin Elijah), 1948-
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Date Created
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2019-01-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Racism, Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, African American schools, African American business enterprises, Barbers, Rosenwald schools
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Description
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Marvin Price, longtime resident of Grier Heights, a historically African American neighborhood in Charlotte North Carolina, discusses his personal and family history. Raised in Grier Heights from the age of three, Mr. Price describes his education...
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Robert Hampton Williams oral history interview 2, 2017 February 6
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Creator
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Williams, Rob, 1939-
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Date Created
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2017-02-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Homophobia, Gay community, Art museums, Art, Japanese
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Description
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In this second interview, Robert Hampton Williams discusses his life's achievements and his future as an aging gay man living in Charlotte, North Carolina. After retiring from his teaching career at Charlotte Country Day School, Mr. Williams ...
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Wayne Johnson oral history interview, 2019 January 14
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Creator
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Johnson, Wayne, 1953-
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Date Created
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2019-01-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, School integration, African American families, Mentoring, Rosenwald schools
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Description
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Wayne Johnson, Charlotte realtor and longtime Grier Heights resident, discusses his deep family roots in Grier Heights, an historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Johnson describes how his maternal great grandfathe...
