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Chris Folk oral history interview 3, 1998 October 15
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Creator
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Folk, Chris Evans, 1930-2010
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Date Created
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1998-10-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Education, Depressions, Mills and mill-work, Cities and towns, Poliomyelitis, Epidemics, Newspapers
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Description
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Dr. Chris Folk, former associate superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, recounts his childhood growing up in the Charlotte area during World War II and his experiences attending Duke University in the 1940s and 1950s. The son of a textil...
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LeGette Blythe oral history interview 2, circa 1976
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Creator
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Blythe, LeGette, 1900-1993
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Date Created
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1976
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Subjects--Topical
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Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry, Labor unions and communism, Police brutality, Textile workers--Labor unions, Mills and mill-work
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Description
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Author and former Charlotte Observer reporter LeGette Blythe shares his eyewitness account of the 1929 Loray Mill strike approximately forty-five years after the event took place. Mr. Blythe describes how the chaotic strike atmosphere escalated in...
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Harvey Boyd oral history interview, 2004 April 17
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Creator
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Boyd, Harvey, 1944-
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Date Created
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2004-04-17
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Commercial art, Social integration, Advertising, Newspapers, African Americans--Employment, Mentoring in education
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Description
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Harvey Boyd reflects on his extraordinary life achievements, despite his limited opportunities as an African American man growing up in the segregated South. He begins by describing his childhood home, where he also lived at the time of interview,...
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Jack Claiborne oral history interview 1, 2003 June 5
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Creator
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Claiborne, Jack
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Date Created
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2003-06-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Editorials, Sports journalism, Newspapers, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Segregation, Race discrimination, Race relations
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Description
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Jack Claiborne, former editor at the Charlotte Observer and former director of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), reflects on his life, work, and the city of Charlotte. Mr. Claiborne talks about his ...
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John Love oral history interview, 2004 April 9
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Creator
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Love, John Willie, 1943-
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Date Created
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2004-04-09
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movement, Segregation in education, Racism, Race relations, Discrimination in employment, African American postal service employees, African American golfers
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Description
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South Carolina native John W. Love discusses his life in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his personal experiences with segregation, the civil rights movement, integration, and race relations in the city. Originally from Chester, South Carolina, Mr....
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Eugene Payne oral history interview 2, 2005 March 24
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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2005-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Art, Cartooning, Caricatures and cartoons, Editorial cartoons, Editorial cartoonists, Newspapers, Pulitzer Prizes
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Description
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In this second interview, Eugene Payne discusses his forty-year career as an editorial cartoonist for the Charlotte Observer, his artwork, and winning his 1968 Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Payne discusses the role his mother played in supporting his early ...
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Samuel C. Poteat oral history interview, 1979 May 22
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Creator
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Poteat, Samuel C. (Samuel Charles), 1896-1981
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Date Created
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1979-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Cities and towns--Growth, City and town life, Depressions, Country life, Family farms
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Description
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Samuel Poteat describes his experiences overseas serving in the Sixth Machine Gun Battalion while plagued with the flu and measles during World War I. Other topics discussed include cotton farming in Huntersville, North Carolina; businesses and en...
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Cindy Thomson oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Thomson, Cindy, 1946-
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Feminism, Sexism, Sexism in mass media, Sex discrimination in employment, Feminism--Political aspects, Women--Social conditions, Women--Political activity
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Description
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Cindy Thomson recounts her experiences with the National Organization for Women (NOW) and as a feminist activist in Charlotte, North Carolina. She explains how she became involved with NOW, discusses her role in the development of the Charlotte ch...
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Emery Wister oral history interview 1, 1979 May 23
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Creator
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Wister, Emery, 1914-2007
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Date Created
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1979-05-23
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Subjects--Topical
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Journalism, Commercial, Journalism and motion pictures, Journalists, Newspaper editors, Reporters and reporting, Urban renewal--Social aspects
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Description
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Emery Wister, a journalist and editor at the Charlotte News, recounts his life and experiences in Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes growing up on the edge of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte and discusses local race relations and the r...
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Lynnsy Logue oral history interview 1, 2017 December 28
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Creator
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Logue, Lynnsy, 1939-
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Date Created
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2017-12-28
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Subjects--Topical
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LGBTQ+ people, Women's rights, Lesbians, Television--Production and direction, Gay activists, Gay rights, LGBTQ+ culture
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Description
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In this interview, Lynnsy Logue discusses her experience living in New York City and Charlotte North Carolina as a lesbian woman, her fourteen year career with the Charlotte Observer, and her involvement in various social and political organizatio...
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Music to become frustrated by
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1966-08-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Military policy, Military participation--American
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Description
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Topics include: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
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So far we haven't been able to get them in focus
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1967-02-21
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Municipal government, Municipal finance, Cities and towns--Politics and government
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Description
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Topics include: Charlotte strategic planning; Charlotte and Mecklenburg County politics and government; city government
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He slipped going in for a lay up
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1967-03-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Post office buildings, Municipal budgets, Cities and towns--Politics and government
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Description
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Topics include: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County politics and government; Charlotte budget; Charles R. Jonas; post offices
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Meck.'s hopes for a sales tax
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1967-05-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Municipal government, Legislative bodies--U.S. states, Sales tax, Cities and towns--Politics and government
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Description
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Topics include: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County politics and government; Charlotte sales tax; NC legislature
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Move over
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1967-06-08
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Military campaigns, Arab-Israeli conflict
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Description
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Topics include: Gamal Abdel Nasser; Six-Day War; Arab-Israeli War
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Expert
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1967-06-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Gun control, Expenditures, Public
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Description
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Topics include: National Rifle Association; Gun control; Taxpayers
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Charlotte City Council cartoon
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1967-07-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Fire departments, Labor unions, Municipal government, Cities and towns--Politics and government
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Description
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Topics include: Charlotte Fireman's Assembly; Charlotte City Council; Charlotte politics and government; Bill Veeder; Trade unions
