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Title
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Elon College, tape 1
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Date
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1996-02-27
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Physical Description
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1 video file (1:22:22) : digital, MP4
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Description
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Town hall forum with Harvey Gantt at Elon College. Gantt discusses his stances on various issues Social Security and Medicare, corporate welfare, and his plan for a balanced budget in 7 years.
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Condition Note
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Audio quality very poor. Ticking sound throughout and Gantt's voice is quiet.
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Digital Collection
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Harvey Gantt Papers
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Series
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Gantt Video 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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videotapes
VHS
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-
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Subjects--Organizations
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Democratic Party (N.C.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Elon College (N.C.)
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Subjects--Topics
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Political campaigns
Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Medical policy
Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.
Crime prevention
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Subjects--Places
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North Carolina
North Carolina--Elon
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Original Collection
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Harvey Gantt papers
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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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MP4 access copy created on ingest from MKV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on VHS.
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Identifier
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ganms543-04-010
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Date Digitized
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2018-11-29