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In this third of three interviews, gay-rights activist Sandra Bailey discusses her involvement in the LGBTQ community in Charlotte North Carolina. Ms. Bailey talks about working as a singer for the Freese family (publishers of Charlotte Free Press) at Josh's restaurant on East Boulevard in Charlotte, the AIDS epidemic in Charlotte, PFLAG and her parent's foundational role in the Charlotte chapter, local protests in support of LGBTQ rights, and her experience in the choir One Voice. She ends the interview with an observation of the political climate of Charlotte and North Carolina as a whole.

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Title
Sandra G. Bailey oral history interview 3, 2018 March 15
Creator
Bailey, Sandra, 1940- interviewee
Contributor
Wright, Christina, interviewer
Date (Text)
2018-03-15
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 (1:42:15) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Sandra Bailey was a 77-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1940. She was educated at Millsaps Methodist College and Memphis State University and was employed as a professional singer as well as a production assistant with Quinn Martin Productions, and she wrote the book, "The Naturally Healthy Dog: Real Dogs Don’t Eat Kibble," published in 2007.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2322
System Control No.
QH-BA0048
Subject (Person)
Bailey, Sandra, 1940-
Subject (Corporate)
One Voice
PFLAG
First Tuesday
Subject (Topic)
Sexual orientation--Social aspects
LGBTQ+ people
AIDS (Disease)
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Occupation)
Authors
Singers
Women singers
Subject (Date)
1970-2020
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 > Charlotte LGBTQ+ oral histories
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 on a Zoom H5 Handy Recorder with XY modular mic.
2018-03-15

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