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Kristi McCray oral history interview, 2017 November 19

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Kristi McCray provides a detailed account of the Optimist Park community located in Charlotte, North Carolina and its growth in the 1980s. She recalls her experience as one of the first Habitat for Humanity home owners in the neighborhood, and the opportunities that the organization provided for her and other members of the community. Ms. McCray also discusses the impact of gentrification on the neighborhood and the challenges it has presented. In addition, she discusses busing and de facto segregation within the city, and her personal struggle with teen motherhood.
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Sound
Format:
Spoken Word1 Audio File (1:27:19) : Digital, Mp3 Audio/Mpeg
Contributors:
Linehan, Aunillie (interviewer)
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Kristy McCray.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Record Harvested From

North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

Keywords

  1. African American Families
  2. African American Neighborhoods
  3. African Americans
  4. Carter, Jimmy, 1924
  5. Cities And Towns
  6. Discrimination
  7. Discrimination In Housing
  8. Gentrification
  9. Growth
  10. Mc Cray, Kristi, 1956
  11. Social Conditions
  12. Transportation
  13. Urban Poor

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