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Title
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Vermelle Diamond Ely, Price Davis, Wright Hunter, Calvin Davis, and Naomi Davis oral history interview, 2004 March 25
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Interviewee
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Ely, Vermelle Diamond
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Interviewer
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Wells, Katheryn B.
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Contributor
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Davis, Price, 1920-
Hunter, Wright, 1931-2007
Davis, Calvin C., 1925-2007
Davis, Naomi A.
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Place of Publication
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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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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Date of Interview
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2004-03-25
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Physical Description
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1 audio file (1:09:01) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (27 pages : PDF)
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Object Type
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Audio
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Genre
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spoken word
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Language
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eng
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Interviewee Biography
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This group interview took place at the Second Ward Alumni House in Charlotte, North Carolina. Vermelle Diamond Ely was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was educated at Second Ward High School and AB Shaw University and was employed as a teacher for thirty years. Price Davis was a 79-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina in 1924. He graduated from Second Ward High School and was employed as a truck driver. Wright Hunter was a 72-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Charlotte, North carolina in 1931. He was educated at Johnson C. Smith University, the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Temple University and was employed as a college professor. Calvin Davis was born in Taylorsville, North Carolina in 1925. He was educated at Second Ward High School, Johnson C. Smith University, and New York University, and was employed as a teacher and a school administrator. Naomi Davis was a 76-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1928. She was educated at Johnson C. Smith University and New York University and was employed as a teacher.
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Abstract
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In this group interview, Vermelle Diamond Ely, Price Davis, Wright Hunter, Calvin Davis, and Naomi Davis share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina, also known as Second Ward. The interviewees discuss Second Ward High School, teachers, and extracurricular activities. Other topics include black-owned churches and businesses in Brooklyn, recreation, jobs held as teenagers, nearby communities including Cherry and Third Ward, and how urban renewal destroyed the Brooklyn community.
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Digital Object Notes
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MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview transferred from electronic optical disc using Exact Audio Copy.
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Audio Condition Note
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Pauses in interview at around 21 minutes and 36 minutes.
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Subjects--Names
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Ely, Vermelle Diamond
Davis, Price, 1920-
Hunter, Wright, 1931-2007
Davis, Calvin C., 1925-2007
Davis, Naomi A.
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Subjects--Organizations
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United House of Prayer for All People
Second Ward High School (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Subjects--Topics
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College teachers
Teachers
School superintendents
Truck drivers
African Americans--Segregation
African Americans--Education
African American business enterprises
African American neighborhoods
African American families
African American churches
Manners and customs
Amusements
City and town life
Urban renewal
School sports--Social aspects
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Subjects--Geographic
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North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Cherry
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Subjects--Genre
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Interviews
Oral histories
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Coverage--Dates
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1940-2010
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Digital Collection Title
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Student project on Second Ward
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Related Materials Note
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Vermelle Ely, Price Davis, and John Funches oral history interview, June 29, 2004, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://goldmine.uncc.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A187)
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Rights
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This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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Internet Media Type
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audio/mpeg
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Identifier
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OH-EL0378
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Handle URL
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2366