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Title: Alfred Alexander oral history interview, 2001 May 10
Creator: Alexander, Alfred L., 1952-
Date Created: 2001-05-10
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Bombings, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in public accommodations, Group identity, Race relations
Description: Alfred Alexander describes his early life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s-1970s as the son of prominent civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., a leader in the Charlotte and the North Carolina branches of the NAACP. As a child he l...

Title: Colvin Morgan Edwards oral history interview 1, 2007 March 15
Creator: Edwards, Colvin Morgan, 1938-
Date Created: 2007-03-15
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American business enterprises, African American churches, African American schools, African American neighborhoods, African American families, School sports--Social aspects, Race relations, Urban renewal, Amusements
Description: Colvin Morgan Edwards shares his memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. While Mr. Edwards did not live in Brooklyn, he discusses his time spent there attending school and visiting friends. He...

Title: Geraldine T. Powe oral history interview, 2005 March 20
Creator: Powe, Geraldine T. (Geraldine Torrence), 1922-2012
Date Created: 2005-03-20
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, African American schools, African American school children, School discipline, Corporal punishment of children, School integration, Race discrimination, Public welfare, Voluntarism, Values--Religious aspects--Christianity
Description: Geraldine Powe discusses her education in segregated schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. She talks about positive relationships between parents and teachers; living briefly in New York City as a student; school discipline, including paddling in ...

Title: Harvey Boyd oral history interview, 2004 April 17
Creator: Boyd, Harvey, 1944-
Date Created: 2004-04-17
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, Commercial art, Social integration, Advertising, Newspapers, African Americans--Employment, Mentoring in education
Description: 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,...

Title: Madelyn Wilson oral history interview, 2002 February 2
Creator: Wilson, Madelyn Joyce S., 1953-
Date Created: 2002-02-01
Subjects--Topical: African American neighborhoods, African American families, African Americans--Social conditions, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Segregation in education, School integration, School integration--Public opinion, Busing for school integration
Description: Madelyn Wilson describes her experiences growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, particularly as a student in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system as it underwent the process of integration during the late 1960s and early 1970s. She explains h...

Title: Mae C. Orr oral history interview, 2007 April 5
Creator: Orr, Mae, 1929-
Date Created: 2007-04-05
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, African American schools, African American police, Violence, Urban renewal, City and town life, Amusements
Description: Mae C. Orr shares her memories of growing up and living in the Greenville community in Charlotte, North Carolina as well as her experiences visiting the Charlotte neighborhood of Brooklyn, also known as Second Ward. She describes attending the seg...

Title: Paul Grier and Calvin Miller oral history interview, 1993 July 2
Creator: Grier, Paul
Date Created: 1993-07-02
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, African American athletes, African Americans--Segregation, School sports, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Football, Basketball coaches, Discrimination in sports, Youth league basketball, Youth league basketball--Coaching
Description: In this interview, Paul Grier and Calvin Miller talk informally about their memories of basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina starting around the 1950s. Mr. Grier and Mr. Miller, both African Americans, attended segregated schools and mostly pla...

Title: Terry Tiamd oral history interview, 2007 April 27
Creator: Tiamd, Terry
Date Created: 2004-05-02
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Education, Segregation in education, African American neighborhoods, African American families, African American elementary schools, Segregation in transportation, Youth--Societies and clubs, Civil rights movements, School integration, African Americans--Social conditions, Community organization
Description: Terry Tiamd recalls growing up in the Paw Creek community, which was later annexed by Charlotte, North Carolina, and differences that she perceived before and after desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. She discusses having to walk a mile to atten...

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...

Title: Titus Ivory Sr., Titus Ivory Jr., and Terrell Ivory oral history interview, 1993 March 24
Creator: Ivory, Titus Lovell, 1949-1998
Date Created: 1993-03-24
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Streetball, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball--Coaching, College sports, College athletes, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., African American athletes, African American families, African Americans--Education, Football, School sports
Description: Titus Lovell Ivory discusses his enthusiasm and participation in sports, both football and basketball. He describes his participation in sports since he was a child and recalls the various athletes he has encountered, from growing up playing stree...