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Burrell Brown oral history interview, 1993 March 31
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Creator
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Brown, Burrell P. (Burrell Peterson), Jr., 1917-2001
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Date Created
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1993-03-31
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, School sports, African American schools, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, Basketball for children, Discipline of children, School sports--Social aspects, Sports uniforms, Basketball players, Basketball for girls, Basketball stories, Basketball--Training
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Burrell Brown shares his memories of coaching basketball at Ridgeview High School, a segregated school for African American students in Hickory, North Carolina, beginning in 1948. He discusses how he improved his coaching by reading books by notab...
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Gladys Worthy oral history interview, 1993 May 6
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Creator
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Worthy, Gladys, 1931-1994
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Date Created
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1993-05-06
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball players, Basketball stories, School sports, Basketball--Tournaments, Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, High school student activities, Parenting
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Description
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Gladys Worthy, a former basketball player for Highland High School in Gastonia, North Carolina during the 1948-1950 seasons, recalls her sports career. She reflects on the many advantages high school basketball afforded her, including the chance t...
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Tom Scott oral history interview, 1993 July 2
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Creator
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Scott, Tom, 1908-1993
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Date Created
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1993-07-02
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Subjects--Topical
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Basketball, College sports, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Economic aspects, Television broadcasting of sports, Discrimination in sports, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball players
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Description
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Tom Scott describes his coaching career and his role as the NCAA Basketball Committee chairman, in which he helped bring many basketball tournament events to North Carolina. Mr. Scott talks about his career as head coach for both UNC Chapel Hill a...