Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick on the Legacy of Slavery in Mecklenburg County
Scope and Contents
Native Charlotteans Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick discuss their ongoing journey together after discovering that their family histories were interwoven through the institution of slavery. Although they were both classmates at Myers Park High School in the mid-1960s, it was not until almost fifty years later that a newspaper article recounting the injustice Jimmie Lee had faced as a thwarted contender for the Shrine Bowl brought the two classmates into contact with each other. As their friendship grew the Kirkpatricks stumbled on their shared history as the descendants of an enslaved person and enslaver, which launched their public dialogue to explore the implications and legacy of slavery both in their personal lives and in Mecklenburg County.
Dates
- 2017-10 - 2017-11
Language of Materials
The material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
All 4 interviews in the collection are available in the digital repository. Original audiovisual material is closed to patron use.
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Biographical Notes
Hugh DeArmond Kirkpatrick III (H.D., De) was a 68-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1948. He was educated at Myers Park High School, Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Saybrook University and was employed as an author, clinical and forensic psychologist since 1976.
Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick was a 69-year-old man at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1948. He was educated at Myers Park High School, Purdue University, and Oregon State University and was employed as a teacher and high school administrator for 25 years.
Extent
4 Interviews
Abstract
Native Charlotteans Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick discuss their ongoing journey together after discovering that their family histories were interwoven through the institution of slavery. Although they were both classmates at Myers Park High School in the mid-1960s, it was not until almost fifty years later that a newspaper article recounting the injustice Jimmie Lee had faced as a thwarted contender for the Shrine Bowl brought the two classmates into contact with each other. As their friendship grew the Kirkpatricks stumbled on their shared history as the descendants of enslaved person and enslaverd personslave, which launched their public dialogue to explore the implications and legacy of slavery both in their personal lives and in Mecklenburg County.
- African Americans -- Segregation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Interviews (Sound recordings) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mecklenburg County (N.C.) -- Race relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Segregation in education -- North Carolina Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slavery -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and De Kirkpatrick on the Legacy of Slavery in Mecklenburg County
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
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- Language of description
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- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Oral Histories, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu
