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David Ruch oral history interview, 2017 November 20
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Creator
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Ruch, David (Life coach)
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Date Created
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2017-11-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Counseling, Personal coaching, Homelessness, Church, Community development, School integration, Gentrification, African American neighborhoods
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Description
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David Ruch served as a board adviser for the Optimist Park Community Association in 2017. Raised in South Bend, Indiana, Mr. Ruch details his experience in integrated public schools, his move to Charlotte in the early 2000s, and how his faith and ...
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George Little oral history interview, 2015 November 11
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Creator
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Little, George, 1992-
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Date Created
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2015-11-11
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility, Race relations
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George Little shares his experiences growing up in the Optimist Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, where his parents built their home with Habitat for Humanity. Having lived in the neighborhood for twenty-three years, he discusses bei...
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Girvaud Justice oral history interview 2, 2006 August 11
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Creator
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Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
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Date Created
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2006-08-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Discrimination in education, School integration, Segregation in education, Racism in education, Civil rights, African American families, Urban renewal, Gentrification, City planning--Citizen participation, Drug traffic--Social aspects, Public housing
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Description
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Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board ...
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Gwendolyn Burris oral history interview, 2016 March 16
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Creator
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Burris, Gwendolyn, 1954-
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Date Created
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2016-03-16
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Subjects--Topical
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School integration, Gentrification, Segregation in education, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions
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Description
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Gwendolyn Burris is a Charlotte native who moved to the Optimist Park community in 1987. She shares her memories of growing up in downtown Charlotte and details some of the challenges her family faced, including school integration in the early 197...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 1, 2018 May 22
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Creator
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Lee, James B. (James Bradley), III
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Date Created
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2018-05-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, Gentrification--Government policy, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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Description
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Grier Heights is a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina that is experiencing rapid gentrification. James Bradley Lee, community historian and organizer, recalls his personal experiences in the Grier Heights neighborh...
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James B. Lee oral history interview 2, 2018 May 29
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Date Created
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2018-05-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, Gentrification--Government policy, African American neighborhoods, School integration, Community organization, African American churches, Mentoring
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Description
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In this second interview, community historian James Bradley Lee III continues to recall his personal experiences of growing up in Grier Heights, a historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his concerns about the effe...
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James L. Atkinson oral history interview, 2015 October 22
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Creator
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Atkinson, James, 1954-
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Date Created
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2015-10-22
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility
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Description
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James Atkinson discusses his life and his family's long term involvement with the Optimist Park neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, including his role as an adviser to the Optimist Park Community Association. He describes the challenges of ...
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Jeffrey Leak oral history interview, 2004 April 5
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Creator
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Leak, Jeffrey B., 1968-
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Date Created
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2004-04-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Interracial friendship, Middle class African Americans, Race relations, School integration, Social integration, Urban renewal, Gentrification, Affirmative action programs, Civil rights movements, Cities and towns--Growth
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Description
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UNC Charlotte professor Jeffrey Leak discusses his family's history in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and recounts his experiences growing up in West Charlotte and attending recently integrated schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school sys...
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Mary Heath oral history interview, 2015 October 17
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Creator
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Heath, Mary, 1953-
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Date Created
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2015-10-17
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, School integration, Cities and towns--Growth, Social mobility
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Description
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Mary Heath, a Charlotte native, describes her life and experiences as a longtime resident of Optimist Park. Mrs. Heath discusses growing up in the Hickory Grove area of Charlotte and how desegregation impacted her education. She describes how she ...
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Mazella McDowell oral history interview, 2015 October 31
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Creator
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McDowell, Mazella, 1950-
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Date Created
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2015-10-31
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American families, African American neighborhoods, Urban poor--Social conditions, Cities and towns--Growth, School integration
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Mazella McDowell describes her childhood in Huntersville, North Carolina and her move to Charlotte when she was thirteen. She lived in the Belmont and Optimist Park neighborhoods where she raised her children. She details her experience building h...
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Nadine Ford oral history interview 1, 2015 November 15
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Creator
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Ford, Elaine N. (Elaine Nadine)
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Date Created
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2015-11-15
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil rights movements, School integration, Urban gardening, Gentrification
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Nadine Ford, who has had a career in waste management, is a native Charlottean who was raised in the Druid Hills neighborhood during the civil rights era. She describes her schooling experience during desegregation busing, and the transformation o...
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Wayne Johnson oral history interview, 2019 January 14
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Creator
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Johnson, Wayne, 1953-
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Date Created
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2019-01-14
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Subjects--Topical
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Gentrification, African American neighborhoods, School integration, African American families, Mentoring, Rosenwald schools
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Wayne Johnson, Charlotte realtor and longtime Grier Heights resident, discusses his deep family roots in Grier Heights, an historic African American neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Johnson describes how his maternal great grandfathe...