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Esther Young oral history interview, 2003 March 1
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Creator
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Young, Esther B., 1923-2004
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Date Created
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2003-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Family farms, Rural families, Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, Education, Rural, Families--Social life and customs, Politics and government, Sharecropping, Amusements
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Description
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Esther Young recalls her childhood in rural Cabarrus County, North Carolina during the early 1930s and summarizes her family's experiences during the Great Depression. Ms. Young explains that her family farmed throughout the Great Depression and w...
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Stanford Brookshire oral history interview 2, 1973 April 3
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Creator
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Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
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Date Created
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1973-04-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Mayors, Civil rights movements, Race relations, Bombings, Municipal water supply, Politics and government, Cities and towns--Politics and government, County government, Cities and towns--Growth, Civic centers--Planning, Urban renewal, City planning, Urbanization, Local transit, Roads--Design and construction--Planning, Roads--Design and construction, Police administration, Civic leaders
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Description
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In this second interview with Ed Perzel, Stanford Brookshire discusses his experiences as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1961-1969. He begins by talking about the bombing of four civil rights leader's homes in Charlotte in 1965 and his ro...