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Title
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Dorothy Bardolph Center seniors event
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Date
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1996-10-08
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (0:45:24) : digital, MP3
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Description
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In this talk, Harvey Gantt elaborates on how negative connotations around welfare programs hurt people who need welfare programs the most, such as senior citizens and Medicaid recipients. He also talks about eduation and job training for young people an equal pay for equal work. Recording includes an extended question and answer session.
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Digital Collection
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Harvey Gantt Papers
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Series
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Gantt Audio Tapes
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Collection Description
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Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987. In the 1990s (1990 and 1996), he ran twice for the United States Senate against Jesse Helms. The bulk of the collection is comprised of audiovisual materials from Gantt's 1996 campaign against Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate, but also includes speeches and writings.
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Creator
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
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Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Genre
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sound recordings
spoken word
public speaking
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Language
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eng
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Subjects--Names
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Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-
Helms, Jesse
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Subjects--Organizations
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Democratic Party (N.C.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
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Subjects--Topics
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Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Public welfare
Social security--Law and legislation
Older people
Education
Higher education and state
Equal pay for equal work
Pensions--Law and legislation
Job security
Occupational training
Social values
American Dream
Parenting
Medicare
Medical care
Water--Pollution
Youth--Tobacco use--Prevention
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Subjects--Places
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North Carolina
North Carolina--Greensboro
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Physical Location
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Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Call Number
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Manuscript 543
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Finding Aid
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https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437
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Rights Holder Information
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Harvey B. Gantt.
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Rights Statement
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Use of this resource is governed by the terms of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives" License.
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Funding Note
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This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette.
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Identifier
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ganms543-05-047_01
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Date Digitized
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2018-12-05