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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: Susan Jetton oral history interview, 2019 January 23
Creator: Jetton, Susan K.
Date Created: 2019-01-23
Subjects--Topical: Press secretaries, United States. Congress. Senate, Political campaigns, Fund raising, Mass media--Political aspects, Political television commercials, Race discrimination, Speechwriters, Reporters and reporting, Human Rights Campaign (U.S.), National Endowment for the Arts, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Description: Susan Jetton recounts her experience as press secretary for 1990 North Carolina senatorial candidate Harvey Gantt. She recalls meeting Mr. Gantt in the 1970s and her dedication to his senatorial campaign, which she describes as a "cause." Ms. Jett...

Title: Sue Henry oral history interview 1, 2016 July 30
Creator: Henry, Sue L.
Date Created: 2018-02-14
Subjects--Topical: Feminism, Gay activists, Gay liberation movement, Gay pride celebrations, Lesbians, Lesbian community, Women in community organization, Political campaigns
Description: In this interview Sue Henry, owner of Rising Moon Books & Beyond bookstore in Charlotte between 1991 to 1997, the first out lesbian to run for Mayor of Charlotte in 1995, and an active member of several political and social LGBTQ organizations, di...

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: 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: Harvey Gantt All Spots: 1990
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1990
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Advertising, Political, American Dream, Student loans, Education and state, Environmental policy, Medicare, Medical care, Social security--Government policy, Older people, Minimum wage--Law and legislation--U.S. states, Abortion--Law and legislation, Medicare
Description: Multiple 1990 Harvey Gantt ads stitched together on one tape. "Man in the Mirror" begins at 27:40, concession speech from Raleigh at 30:42-31:58.

Title: Road, Year, Fight, Chronology, and Always
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-04-08
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Primaries--U.S. states, Advertising, Political, Education and state, Medicare, Medical care, Social security--Government policy, Older people
Description: Five ads on one recording, as named in the title. "Road" is about education, the other four are against Democratic primary candidate Charlie Sanders.

Title: These Days
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-09-17
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Student loans, Education, Higher, Taxation--Law and legislation, Tax deductions
Description: Advertisement themes: working families (tax deduction for college or job training, $500 per child tax credit, expanding deductions for IRAs, tax cuts targeted at middle class) new ideas for working families, for a change, Harvey Gantt.

Title: Family
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-09-26
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Tax deductions, Taxation--Law and legislation, Education, Higher, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--U.S. states
Description: Themes: Jesse Helms same old lies; Working families agenda: tax cuts to middle class, $500 per child tax credit, new tax deduction for higher education and job training, make violent criminals serve full sentences without parole, "Traditional valu...

Title: Change version 1
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-09-29
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Taxation--Law and legislation, Tax deductions, Education, Higher, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--U.S. states
Description: Themes: Jesse Helms said it would be different, but ads are the same old lies; Gantt opposes gay marriage, Believes in the traditional family; Working families agenda: tax cuts to middle class, $500 per child tax credit, new tax deduction for high...

Title: Change version 2
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-09-29
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Taxation--Law and legislation, Tax deductions, Education, Higher, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--U.S. states
Description: Themes: Jesse Helms said it would be different, but ads are the same old lies; Gantt opposes gay marriage, Believes in the traditional family; Working families agenda: tax cuts to middle class, $500 per child tax credit, new tax deduction for high...

Title: Move
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-04
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Tax deductions, Student loans, Pharmaceutical industry--Corrupt practices
Description: Themes: Gantt understands working families because he started with nothing, cut taxes for middle class, protect student loans, stop drug company price gouging, Helms's record on those issues, "It's time for a change."

Title: Lights Up, copy 1
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-07
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, American Dream, Education, Higher, Tax deductions, Medicare
Description: Themes: American Dream, education path to better future (tax deduction for college or job training), retirement (opposes cuts in Medicare), Helms's record on the issues, "It's time to renew the American Dream."

Title: Lights Up, copy 2
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-08
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, American Dream, Education, Higher, Tax deductions, Medicare
Description: Themes: American Dream, education path to better future (tax deduction for college or job training), retirement (opposes cuts in Medicare), Helms's record on the issues, "It's time to renew the American Dream."

Title: Worst, North Carolina Democratic Party
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-10
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Medicare, Social security--Government policy
Description: Themes: Call Helms, tell him to stop voting against Medicare and Social Security.

Title: Next
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-10
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Medicare
Description: Themes: Medicare: Gantt will protect it, Helms votes against it.

Title: Path
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-17
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Education, Higher, Education and state, Student loans
Description: Themes: Education as a path to a better future, computers in schools, Helms wants to end all federal aid to education, "For working families, for a change."

Title: Afford
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-17
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Pharmaceutical industry--Corrupt practices, Corporate profits--Taxation, Drugs--Prices--Law and legislation
Description: Themes: High cost of prescriptions, Gantt will take on the companies, Helms takes money from them, "For working families, for a change."

Title: Release
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-24
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Tax returns, Medicare, Social security--Government policy
Description: Themes: Gantt became an architect through hard work, released tax returns, Helms refuses to, voted against Social Security & Medicare, Gantt will protect both.

Title: Anymore
Creator: Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Date Created: 1996-10-27
Subjects--Topical: Political campaigns, Politics and government, African Americans--Politics and government, Advertising, Political, Corporate profits--Taxation, Campaign funds--Corrupt practices
Description: Themes: Working families, education, protect Medicare and Social Security, Helms gets money from foreign nations and companies, Helms's record, Helms is not working for working families.