1992-11-23

1 video file (0:06:00) : digital, MP4

Harvey Gantt addresses the Charlotte City Council. He argues for adding sexual orientation to an anti-bias ordinance and talks about the need to build bridges among communities. Gantt mentions an editorial against him when he integrated Clemson at a student and appeals to shared humanity.

Tracking issues in the beginning of the recording.

Harvey Gantt Papers

Gantt Video Tapes

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.

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

videotapes
VHS
public speaking

eng

Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-

Charlotte (N.C.). City Council

Politics and government
African Americans--Politics and government
Discrimination--Law and legislation
Homophobia
Gay rights
City councils

North Carolina
North Carolina--Charlotte

Harvey Gantt papers

Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Manuscript 543

https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1437

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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.

MP4 access copy created on ingest from MKV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on VHS.

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2018-11-29