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In this group interview, Dorothy Shipman, Walter "Buck" Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill share their memories of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Charlotte, also known as Second Ward, as well as their experiences with Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. The interviewees discuss economic conditions in Brooklyn, businesses such as the Lincoln Theater, and how urban renewal in the 1960s prompted many of Brooklyn's residents to move to west Charlotte. All three interviewees joined Friendship Missionary Baptist Church between the late 1940s to early 1950s, and describe their involvement in church activities including the choir and the Baptist Training Union.

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Title
Dorothy G. Shipman, Walter Kennedy, and Mary S. McGill oral history interview, 2004 March 11
Creator
Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926- interviewee
Contributor
Wells, Katheryn B., interviewer
Kennedy, Walter, 1940- contributor
McGill, Mary S. (Mary Sanders), 1926-2017, contributor
Date (Text)
2004-03-11
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 (1:00:04) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log and transcript (27 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Dorothy G. Shipman was a 78-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte in 1926. She graduated from high school and was employed as a children's photography developer for Delmar Studio.Walter "Buck" Kennedy was a 63-year-old man at the time of interview. He was born in Charlotte in 1940. He graduated from Northwest Junior High School and was employed with BASF. Mary S. McGill was a 77-year-old woman at the time of interview. She was born in 1927.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2868
System Control No.
OH-SH0396
Subject (Person)
Shipman, Dorothy G., 1926-
Kennedy, Walter, 1940-
McGill, Mary S. (Mary Sanders), 1926-2017
Subject (Corporate)
United House of Prayer for All People
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
African Americans--Segregation
African American business enterprises
African American churches
African Americans--Religion
African American neighborhoods
Urban renewal
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
Subject (Occupation)
Executives
Photographic assistants
Chemical workers
Day care centers--Employees
Subject (Date)
1940-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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 > Student Project on Second Ward
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 transferred from electronic optical disc with Exact Audio Copy.
2017-03-13

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