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- Title
- James L. Ross oral history interview 3, 2005 March 22
- Creator
- Ross, James L., 1934-
- Date Created
- 2005-03-22
- Subjects--Topical
- African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Segregation, Segregation in education, Race discrimination, Discrimination in employment, Race relations, Community organization, Group relations training, Civil rights movements
- Description
- James Ross, a native of Mecklenburg County, discusses his experiences with racial segregation and civil rights activism in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up in rural Grier Heights, Mr. Ross attended Billingsville Rosenwald Elementary School an...
- Title
- Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 1, 2017 October 6
- Creator
- Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
- Date Created
- 2017-10-06
- Subjects--Topical
- Racism, Slavery, Christian life, Football, Segregation in education, Segregation, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas (Football), Bombings
- Description
- In this first of four related interviews, Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick discuss their disparate experiences growing up and attending school in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s. Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick ta...
- Title
- John A. McCarroll oral history interview, 2004 March 17
- Creator
- McCarroll, John A. (John Arthur), 1918-2010
- Date Created
- 2004-03-17
- Subjects--Topical
- African Americans--Segregation, African American neighborhoods, Funeral homes, African American business enterprises, African American families, Segregation in education, Urban renewal, African Americans--Housing
- Description
- John McCarroll shares his memories of living in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward, and his long career working for Grier Funeral Service. Mr. McCarroll describes moving to Charlotte from South Caroli...
- Title
- Kathleen Crosby oral history interview, 2001 October 1
- Creator
- Crosby, Kathleen R. (Kathleen Ross), 1925-2012
- Date Created
- 2001-10-01
- Subjects--Topical
- Early childhood education, School management and organization, African American school principals, Early childhood education--Administration, Racism in education, Segregation in education, School integration, Busing for school integration, Race relations, Civil rights movements, Racism, Threats of violence
- Description
- Kathleen Crosby recounts her forty-year career as an educator in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), as well as her involvement in the civil rights movement in Charlotte. She describes the conditions for African Americans living under Jim Crow in...