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Milton Short oral history interview, 2004 March 22
Title
Milton Short oral history interview, 2004 March 22
Creator
Short, Milton, 1919-2011
Date Created
2004-03-22
Subjects--Topical
Urban renewal, Eminent domain, Political participation, African Americans--Segregation, African Americans--Housing, African American neighborhoods, African American business enterprises
Description
H. Milton Short, Jr. recounts his six terms serving on Charlotte city council (1965-1979) in Charlotte, North Carolina and his involvement with the urban renewal program. He characterizes Charlotte's redevelopment program as very popular among Cha...
Reginald A. Hawkins oral history interview 1, 2001 June 11
Title
Reginald A. Hawkins oral history interview 1, 2001 June 11
Creator
Hawkins, Reginald Armistice, 1923-2007
Date Created
2001-06-11
Subjects--Topical
African American political activists, African Americans--Social conditions, Civil rights movements, Civil rights demonstrations, African Americans--Segregation, Political participation, Segregation in education, School integration, Trials, litigation, etc.
Description
In this interview, Dr. Reginald Armistice Hawkins discusses his significant involvement in the African American Civil Rights Movement nationally, within the state of North Carolina, and in Mecklenburg County. Mr. Hawkins candidly describes his exp...
Tom Gilmore oral history interview, 1996 September 29
Title
Tom Gilmore oral history interview, 1996 September 29
Creator
Gilmore, Thomas Odell, Sr., 1936-
Date Created
1996-09-29
Subjects--Topical
African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, Civil rights movements, Political participation, Legislation
Description
Tom Gilmore discusses his career in North Carolina politics and in his family business, Gilmore Plant and Bulb. Born in Julian, North Carolina in 1936, he describes being very close as a young boy to an African American boy of the same age. Mr. Gi...