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Title: Dean Colvard oral history interview 3, 1996 May 31
Creator: Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007
Date Created: 1996-05-31
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Fund raising, Evangelicalism, Race relations--Religious aspects
Description: As the chairperson of the 1972 Billy Graham Crusade in Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Dean Colvard discusses his role in the planning and implementation of the religious event. He details the development of such a large crusade by thousands of vol...

Title: Dr. Robert McMullen oral history interview, 1996 May 19
Creator: McMullen, Robert J.
Date Created: 1996-05-19
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Revivals, Religious gatherings, Evangelicalism
Description: Dr. Robert McMullen describes his viewpoint on Billy Graham and his crusades. While Dr. McMullen did not personally meet Rev. Graham on any occasion, he does have strong opinions about Rev. Graham's occupation and reputation. Dr. McMullen admires ...

Title: Ellen M. Little oral history interview, 1996 April 26
Creator: Little, Ellen M.
Date Created: 1996-04-26
Subjects--Topical: Revivals, Religious gatherings, Christianity, Christian life, Amusements, Evangelicalism, Presbyterian Church, Sex role--Religious aspects--Christianity, Race relations
Description: Ellen Little discusses her experience of attending a Billy Graham crusade in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1972 and the impact it had on her spiritual development. A teenager at the time of the revival, Ms. Little describes the points of Dr. Graham...

Title: Eloise W. Rushforth oral history interview, 1996 July 10
Creator: Rushforth, Eloise W., 1916-2017
Date Created: 1996-07-10
Subjects--Topical: Middle class families, Family vacations, City and town life, Evangelicalism, Presbyterian Church, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Religion, Revivals
Description: Eloise Rushforth recounts her family's close relationship with their neighbors, the Grahams and the Blacks, and her memories of Billy Graham as a boy and later as a budding evangelist in Charlotte, North Carolina. She recalls joint family vacation...

Title: Jack Boyte oral history interview, 1996 April 26
Creator: Boyte, Jack O., 1920-2005
Date Created: 1996-04-26
Subjects--Topical: Revivals, Evangelicalism, Religious gatherings, City and town life, Boy Scouts, Presbyterianism, Church fund raising
Description: Native Charlottean Jack Boyte shares his experiences with evangelical revivals in Charlotte, North Carolina. From his days of Boy Scout volunteerism, he discusses his exposure to and participation in the revivals of evangelist Mordecai Ham. He off...

Title: James Black oral history interview 2, 2007 March 27
Creator: Black, James A., 1942-
Date Created: 2007-03-27
Subjects--Topical: African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Religion, Evangelicalism, African American business enterprises, Urban renewal, Golfing
Description: James Black shares his memories of growing up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and his lifelong involvement with the United House of Prayer for All People. Mr. Black expresses his admiration for...

Title: Lawrence E. Funderburk oral history interview, 1996 April 24
Creator: Funderburk, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edward), 1920-2012
Date Created: 1996-04-24
Subjects--Topical: Evangelicalism, Baptists, Christianity, Christian life, Revivals, Religious gatherings, Clergy, God (Christianity)
Description: Reverend Lawrence Funderburk, a local Charlotte minister, recounts his involvement with the Billy Graham Crusades in Charlotte, particularly the 1958 Crusade, and his role in the Southern Baptist Convention. He shares his thoughts about Reverend B...

Title: Melvin Graham oral history interview, 1996 May 21
Creator: Graham, Melvin, 1924-2003
Date Created: 1996-05-21
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Evangelicalism, Evangelists, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Family farms, Farm life
Description: Melvin Graham, the younger brother of Billy Graham, recounts their childhood in Charlotte, North Carolina and how Rev. Graham became involved in the church. Melvin Graham discusses life on the dairy farm growing up and how the family grew increasi...

Title: Robena Morgan oral history interview, 1996 May 2
Creator: Morgan, Robena P., 1906-2006
Date Created: 1996-05-02
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Evangelicalism
Description: Robena Morgan of Charlotte, North Carolina, recalls one of Billy Graham\u2019s crusades that she and her father attended at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. Ms. Morgan explains that her father was an acquaintance of Billy Graham's and ...

Title: Rosemary J. Lands oral history interview, 1996 April 8
Creator: Lands, Rosemary J.
Date Created: 1996-04-08
Subjects--Topical: Revivals, Religious gatherings, Christianity, Christian life, Evangelicalism, City and town life, Business enterprises--Religious aspects, Amphitheaters
Description: Long-time Charlottean Rosemary Lands discusses her and her family's experiences with the 1958 Billy Graham Crusade in Charlotte, North Carolina, which she attended at the age of twelve. Ms. Lands details the planning and community involvement prio...

Title: Suzanne "Susie" O'Neal oral history interview, 1996 May 2
Creator: O'Neal, Suzanne
Date Created: 1996-05-02
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Evangelicalism, Religious gatherings, Revivals
Description: Suzanne "Susie" Herndon O'Neal recalls a Billy Graham crusade that she, her mother, and her grandmother attended in the 1950s. Ms. O'Neal was around ten years old at the time of the crusade that she attended in Greensboro, North Carolina. She desc...

Title: Wendell D. Sloan oral history interview, 1996 April 16
Creator: Sloan, Wendell D., 1926-2002
Date Created: 1996-04-16
Subjects--Topical: Revivals, Religious gatherings, Evangelicalism, Christian life, Spiritual life--Christianity, Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity, Values--Religious aspects--Christianity
Description: Wendell D. Sloan, a church administrator, describes his experiences with Rev. Billy Graham over the years. He discusses Billy Graham's ministry and his own involvement in the Charlotte crusades, including chartering two buses from Augusta, Georgia...

Title: William Culp oral history interview, 1996 April 2
Creator: Culp, William, Sr.
Date Created: 1996-04-02
Subjects--Topical: Christian life, Methodist Church, Evangelicalism, Religious gatherings, Revivals, Church work, Clergy, Church finance, Race relations
Description: Reverend William Culp, a Methodist minister in Charlotte, discusses his involvement with Billy Graham's ministry over decades, particularly the Billy Graham Crusade held in Charlotte in the 1950s. Mr. Culp relates information about the long-range ...