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Title
The Karen Vaneman Oral History Collection of Asheville Urban Renewal
Subject
Oral histories documenting the impacts of Asheville's Urban Renewal project
Description
The collection comprises ten oral histories, and a further two for which only text outlines exist, collected by social activist Karen Vaneman. These focus on African-Americans living in Asheville during the time of the Asheville Urban Renewal project, and reflect Vaneman's concern that urban development and highway expansion had a disproportional effect on black communities in Asheville. The histories generally include personal details about the interviewee, and information about the impact of urban renewal on them and the area where they lived. Some describe streets and individuals in detail, whilst others are more general. Some recordings and transcripts are supplemented with photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents. Those oral histories concerning African American women are Willie Mae H. Brown, Jean Boyd, Zani Davidson, Ruby R. Jones, and Thelma Porter.
Creator
Karen Vaneman
Source
OH-AUR
Date
2007-2010
Format
Language
en-US
Type
Oral Histories
Coverage
Asheville, NC