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John Thrower discusses his experiences serving two terms on the Charlotte City Council in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1960s and 1970s. He describes poor living conditions in the Brooklyn neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina (also known as Second Ward) as being the primary motivation for his and the city of Charlotte's support of urban renewal. Topics include working with Vernon Sawyer and the Charlotte Redevelopment Commission and his impressions of Mayor Stanford Brookshire and fellow city councilmembers Bill Veeder and Donald G. Bryant. He also describes integrating black families into previously all-white neighborhoods during urban renewal.

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Title
John Thrower oral history interview, 2004 September 4
Creator
Thrower, John Hampton, 1928-2013, interviewee
Contributor
Harpe, Jason, interviewer
Date (Text)
2004-09-04
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 (53:12) : digital, MP3 + 1 interview log (5 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
John Thrower was a 75-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place over the phone. He was born in 1928 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from Central High School and was employed with his family\u2019s business, Tilecrafters, Inc., later Hertron Chemical Co. He also served as a Charlotte City Council member.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3007
System Control No.
OH-TH0399
Subject (Person)
Thrower, John Hampton, 1928-2013
Brookshire, Stanford R., 1905-1990
Hawkins, Reginald Armistice, 1923-2007
Sawyer, Vernon Lupton, 1922-
Bryant, Don, 1923-2013
Veeder, Bill (William), 1923 or 1924-2011
Subject (Corporate)
Charlotte (N.C.). City Council
Charlotte Redevelopment Commission
Subject (Meeting or Event Name)
World War (1939-1945)
Subject (Topic)
Urban redevelopment
African American neighborhoods
African American families
City planning
City council members
Urban renewal
African Americans--Segregation
Eminent domain
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Brooklyn
North Carolina--Charlotte--Second Ward
North Carolina--Charlotte--Cherry
North Carolina--Charlotte--Dilworth
Subject (Occupation)
Businesspeople
Executives
City council members
Subject (Date)
1960-2010
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 originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2016-11-07
Condition
Interview conducted over telephone. Recording difficult to hear at times.

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