Simmons, Alex oral history interview, 2020 November 17

Simmons, Alex (Alex Elaine),

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Audio

Description

Rising junior Alexandra (Alex) Simmons reflects on her experiences throughout 2020 as a student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte amidst an unprecedented global pandemic. She discusses her thoughts on the new decade, her reaction to and experiences with COVID-19, her thoughts on racism, social relations, and the environment, her experience as a first-time voter, and her perspective on the United States government and the increasingly bipartisan political atmosphere.

Details

Title

Simmons, Alex oral history interview, 2020 November 17

Creator

Simmons, Alex (Alex Elaine), interviewee

Contributor

Romney, Kelsey Marie, contributor
Collins, Kaitlyn, interviewer

Date (Text)

2020-11-17

Place of Creation

Charlotte, North Carolina

Publisher

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

Extent

1 audio file (57:52) : digital, MP3

Biographical/Historical Note

Alex Simmons was a 19-year-old woman at the time of the interview, which took place remotely vai Zoom. She was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was educated at UNC Charlotte.

Other Identifiers

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7831

System Control No.

NU-SI0011

Subject (Person)

Simmons, Alex (Alex Elaine)

Subject (Corporate)

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Subject (Topic)

COVID-19 (Disease)
Race discrimination
Social justice
Presidents--Election
Distance education
Natural disasters

Geographic Coverage

North Carolina--Charlotte

Subject (Occupation)

College students

Subject (Date)

2010-2020

Type

Audio

Format

spoken word
Oral histories
Interviews

Language

English

Usage Statement

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Record Appears in

Oral History Collections > Navigating the Unprecedented: Student Reflections on 2020 and 2021
University Archives Collection > UNC Charlotte Oral History Interviews

Internet Mime Type

audio/mpeg

Location of Original

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

Reproduction Note

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded as an m4a file on zoom.us version 5.3.1.
2020-11-17