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Donna McGee oral history interview, 2001 October 27
Title
Donna McGee oral history interview, 2001 October 27
Creator
McGee, Donna, 1942-2014
Date Created
2001-10-27
Subjects--Topical
Families, African American families, Amusements, Gardening, Community gardens, Vegetable gardening, African Americans--Segregation
Description
Native Charlottean Donna Anthony McGee recalls growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. She describes her childhood, including walking to school and playing stickball. A resident of the Wilmo...
Isaiah Smith oral history interview, 2001 November 3
Title
Isaiah Smith oral history interview, 2001 November 3
Creator
Smith, Isaiah, 1933-2012
Date Created
2001-11-03
Subjects--Topical
African American families, Families, Gardening, Community gardens, African Americans--Segregation, Race relations, Race discrimination, Almanacs, Fertilizers, Greenhouse gardening, Vegetable gardening
Description
Isaiah Smith describes his experience as a recreational gardener at Wilmore Community Garden located in Charlotte, North Carolina starting in the early 1990s. He shares tips on how to cultivate a proper garden, his favorite vegetables and ways to ...
William T. Alexander oral history interview 1, 1992 Spring
Title
William T. Alexander oral history interview 1, 1992 Spring
Creator
Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
Date Created
1992
Subjects--Topical
Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Carriages and carts, Christian life, Plantations, Family farms, Cotton, Freedmen, Farm life, Education, Livestock, African Americans--Segregation, Sharecropping
Description
In this first of three interviews, William T. Alexander describes growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina in the Mallard Creek Church region during the early twentieth century and how the area changed over time. Mr. Alexander's ancestors were some...