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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 1, 2006 December 11
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2006-12-11
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Subjects--Topical
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African American neighborhoods, African American families, Segregation, Segregation in education, Race relations, Corporal punishment of children, Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations
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In the first of three interviews, radio DJ "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her early life in the Third Ward and Brookhill neighborhoods in Charlotte, North Carolina. She describes her family and neighborhood, and her experiences attending the seg...
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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 2, 2006 December 12
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2006-12-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations, Radio broadcasting, Radio broadcasters, Radio audiences, Radio broadcasting--Social aspects, Radio advertising
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In the second of three interviews, "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her career with AM radio station WGIV in Charlotte, North Carolina as a DJ during the 1940s-1960s. Mrs. Leeper describes the mix of music and talk played at the station, the types...
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"Chatty" Hattie Leeper oral history interview 3, 2007 January 19
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Creator
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Leeper, Hattie, 1930-
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Date Created
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2007-01-19
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Subjects--Topical
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Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations, African American radio stations, Radio broadcasting, Radio broadcasters, Radio audiences, Radio broadcasting--Social aspects, Race relations, Social integration, Musical groups, Voluntarism
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In the last of three interviews with Christina Wright, radio DJ "Chatty" Hattie Leeper discusses her career in radio and other professional pursuits in Charlotte, North Carolina, from the 1950s through the time of interview. She shares stories abo...
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Alfred Alexander oral history interview, 2001 May 10
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Alexander, Alfred L., 1952-
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Date Created
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2001-05-10
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Civil rights movements, Segregation in education, School integration, Bombings, Busing for school integration, Discrimination in public accommodations, Group identity, Race relations
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Alfred Alexander describes his early life in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1950s-1970s as the son of prominent civil rights pioneer Kelly Alexander Sr., a leader in the Charlotte and the North Carolina branches of the NAACP. As a child he l...
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Gene A. Sloan and Robert M. Schmiel oral history interview, 2015 November 5
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Sloan, Gene Anderson
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Date Created
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2015-11-05
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Subjects--Topical
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AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects, Gay men, Homophobia, LGBTQ+ culture, Gay bars, Gay men--Religion, Gay relationships
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In this interview, Gene Sloan and Robert (Bobby) Schmiel juxtapose their life as a married couple in 2015 with their young adult lives in the 1970s. Mr. Sloan was raised in Aberdeen, Mississippi and after the age of ten, Mr. Schmiel was raised in ...
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William Samuel Dunlap oral history interview, 2006 December 1
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Creator
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Dunlap, William Samuel, 1940-
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Date Created
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2006-12-01
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights movements, Civil rights workers, High school athletes, Police brutality, Race discrimination, Urban renewal
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William Samuel Dunlap, commonly known as Sam, recounts his life in Charlotte's Brooklyn neighborhood, focusing on his success as a student-athlete at J.H. Gunn High School and his time as a student at Carver College. Mr. Dunlap describes joining n...