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Mr. Bill Veeder served as Charlotte City Manager during the 1960s, and worked closely with the Charlotte city council, Mr. Vernon Sawyer and the urban renewal committees, and Mayor Stanford Brookshire. Due to the fact that his testimony derives from the city of Charlotte’s point of view, Mr. Veeder describes…

Mr. John Thrower became a member of Charlotte’s City Council in 1961. He served in this capacity until 1967, at which time he took a ‘hiatus’ for two years. He decided to run for reelection in 1969, and upon reelection served for two more years. According to Mr. Thrower, he…

Ms. Daisy Stroud was born in Charlotte on October 12, 1921. She grew up on Seventh Street in First Ward and attended the Alexander Street School. Her mother was a teacher and her father worked in the insurance business. She went to Second Ward High School, graduating at the age…

Mr. James “Slack” Steele is the son of Owen and Maggie Steele. He was born and raised in Charlotte and lived in Blue Heaven before moving into the Brooklyn area. He is 76 years of age and retired from a career as a postal worker as well as working in…

Mr. James Yancey lived outside of Brooklyn but joined the Friendship Baptist Church in 1952. He began work as a juvenile probation officer in 1959 and interacted with many segments of the Brooklyn community. He gained employment as a social worker for the Greenville community in the late 1960s for…