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Title: Announcement, Charlotte
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-02-12
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political
Description: Harvey Gantt officially announces his candidacy in Charlotte for U.S. Senate in 1996 and is introduced by two speakers. Gantt is introduced as a man of vision and described as a progressive leader in Charlotte. Gantt says that he wants to restore ...

Title: Banquet for the campaigns of Kelly Alexander for Charlotte City Council and Emma R. Anderson for Charlotte School Board
Date Created: 1950, 1959
Subjects--Topical: Meetings, Civil rights workers, Civil rights movements, African Americans--Civil rights, Political campaigns
Description: Kelly Alexander is in front of sign with Emma R. Anderson on his right

Title: Best Choice
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1990-05-24
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Medical care, Abortion--Law and legislation, Environmental policy
Description: An advertisement intended for use in the Gantt for Senate 1990 primary campaign. Summary: Who's the best choice for Democratic Senate candidate? Gantt. He has the most experience, is independendent, he is his own man. He is focusing on issues that...

Title: Charlotte County Day School (CCDS) Martin Luther King day speech
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-01-11
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, Social justice
Description: Gantt talks about misconceptions about MLK Day and about Dr. King himself.

Title: Charlotte Seniors
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Medicare, Older people, Equal pay for equal work, Medical care, Education and state, Student loans, Social security--Government policy, Subsidies, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Political participation
Description: Harvey Gantt speaks to senior citizens in Charlotte at a campaign event. He is introduced by former Charlotte City Council member and mayor pro tem Al Rousso. Main topics include health care, Social Security, and Medicare, as well as support for e...

Title: Charlotte-Douglas Airport rally
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-11-04
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Education, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Economic aspects, Student loans, Education and state, Higher education and state, Older people, Medicare, Subsidies, Equal pay for equal work, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Environmental policy, Political participation
Description: Harvey Gantt delivers a campaign speech at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in Charlotte. Gantt tells the crowd that he is happy to be home, and that \we're going to win because our issues are right.\ Gantt says that he cares about chil...

Title: Community Talk, Charlotte radio WBT 1100, side a
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-01-07
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Local government, Race relations, Education
Description: Radio call-in program, Community Talk, on a local Charlotte radio station. Harvey Gantt begins taking calls from the community about 30 minutes into the program. Program pauses at times for commercials and weather updates.

Title: Community Talk, Charlotte radio WBT 1100, side b
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-01-07
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership
Description: Gantt interviewed by Ray Gooding about his campaign and candidacy.

Title: Dorothy Coplon oral history interview, 1994 March 6
Creator: Coplon, Dorothy, 1935-
Date Created: 1994-03-06
Subjects--Topical: Jews--Social life and customs, Judaism--Customs and practices, Cities and towns--Growth, Political campaigns, Jewish women--Political activity, Municipal government, Antisemitism, Voluntarism
Description: Dorothy Coplon discusses the Jewish community while growing up in New Bern, North Carolina and her life after moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1959. She describes going to Tuesday services at her temple in New Bern and she expresses her appr...

Title: Harvey Gantt Audio Tapes
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Audio recordings of Harvey Gantt in the Harvey Gantt papers, particularly from his 1996 campaign for U.S. Senate for North Carolina.

Title: Harvey Gantt Mayoral Inauguration
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1983
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Mayors, African American mayors, City planning, Community development, Urban, Urbanization, City planning--Citizen participation
Description: Begins with Harvey Gantt handing a gift to Eddie Knox from the Charlotte City Council. Video cuts to the inauguration ceremony. Accompanied by his wife, Cindy, and children, Gantt is sworn in as Mayor of Charlotte. Gantt then gives a speech to tho...

Title: Harvey Gantt Papers
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1974, 2014
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from ...

Title: Harvey Gantt Speeches
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1974, 2014
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Includes primarily written speeches and a few newspaper columns by Harvey Gantt spanning over the course of his career.

Title: Harvey Gantt and Eddie Knox cartoon
Creator: Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
Date Created: 1979-09-03
Subjects--Topical: Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Political campaigns, Political candidates, Mayors, Municipal government, Cities and towns--Politics and government
Description: Topics include: Harvey Gantt; Eddie Knox; Political campaigns; Political candidates; Charlotte mayor; Charlotte and Mecklenburg County police; Charlotte and Mecklenburg County politics and government

Title: Harvey Gantt for Senate Advertisements
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1990, 1996
Subjects--Topical: Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Political leadership, Political campaigns
Description: Contains advertisements identified as recordings that were used in the Gantt for Senate campaign (primarily 1996, but some 1990 advertisements).

Title: Interview 2 with Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-18
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Subsidies, Small business--Government policy, Public-private sector cooperation, Debts, Public
Description: Harvey Gantt is interviewed by Jim Morrill and an unknown interviewer with the Charotte Observer over the phone. The conversation focuses on governmental subsidies to businesses and industry, and how Gantt would like to investigate the value of th...

Title: Interview with Jim Dooley, Front Page, side b
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-04-05
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, City planning, Education and state, Early childhood education--Government policy, Student aid--Law and legislation, City councils
Description: In the first part of the recording, Gantt summarizes his background and political experience and talks about the issues central to his campaign. He seems to be practicing for speaking engagements. At around 15 minutes into the recording, an interv...

Title: Interview with Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-12
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, College integration, Architecture, Architecture--Study and teaching, Local government, Education, Higher
Description: Jim Morrill from the Charlotte Observer interviews Harvey Gantt, primarily on his background and life experiences. He talks about his educational background, particularly his experiences integrating Clemson University. He also discusses becoming i...

Title: James G. Babb, Jr. oral history interview 1, 2013 July 18
Creator: Babb, James G., 1932-
Date Created: 2013-07-18
Subjects--Topical: College students, African Americans--Segregation, United States. Army, Veterans--Education (Higher), Sports journalism, Political campaigns, Newspaper publishing, Television broadcasting
Description: In this interview, James G. "Jim" Babb, long-time Charlotte resident and student at Charlotte College in the 1950s, recalls his early years in New York City, Boston, and Charlotte, North Carolina; his school days at Dilworth Elementary School, O&a...

Title: Jewish Center
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-07
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, American Dream, Education, Economic security, International relations, Respect for persons, Affirmative action programs
Description: Harvey Gantt briefly speaks at a citizen's forum on kitchen table issues, such as education and the economy. Questions from the audience mainly revolve around foreign policy. At 13 minutes in to the recording, audio cuts out and switches to a diff...