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Wendell D. Sloan, a church administrator, describes his experiences with Rev. Billy Graham over the years. He discusses Billy Graham's ministry and his own involvement in the Charlotte crusades, including chartering two buses from Augusta, Georgia to Charlotte, North Carolina for members of his church to attend the 1947 crusade. Mr. Sloan describes Rev. Graham's commitment to holding a racially-integrated crusade in Charlotte in 1947, despite opposition from some, and offers his opinions about what Billy Graham's ministry has meant to Charlotte.

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Title
Wendell D. Sloan oral history interview, 1996 April 16
Creator
Sloan, Wendell D., 1926-2002, interviewee
Contributor
Perry, Morgan, interviewer
Date (Text)
1996-04-16
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (0:12:14) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Wendell D. Sloan was a 69-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place at his home in Huntersville, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1926. He earned a BA of Business Administration from Wake Forest University and a Master of Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and was employed as a church administrator at several Baptist churches in the Charlotte region and in the South.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:5162
System Control No.
MU-SL0007
Subject (Person)
Sloan, Wendell D., 1926-2002
Subject (Topic)
Revivals
Religious gatherings
Evangelicalism
Christian life
Spiritual life--Christianity
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity
Values--Religious aspects--Christianity
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Georgia--Augusta
Subject (Occupation)
Executives
Church employees
Subject (Date)
1940-2000
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Levine Museum of the New South > Interviews About Billy Graham
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2020-03-13

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