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Mr. James Ross II is an active member of the Mecklenburg County Black Heritage Committee. Mr. Ross was raised in Grier Heights and spent the summers in and out of Brooklyn with his grandfather. He is an active supporter of the United House of Prayer for All Peoples. Mr. Ross…

Diane Wyche was born in Charlotte in 1934 and was the daughter of Rudolph Melville Wyche, a medical doctor and surgeon who worked in the Brooklyn neighborhood before urban renewal. In this interview, Ms. Wyche recalls her father’s practice in Brooklyn, including the types of surgeries he would perform, how…

Mrs. Ozener Yancey grew up in the Cherry neighborhood of Charlotte and walked to church in Brooklyn. She joined Friendship Baptist at age 15. She recounts the trepidation she felt when she first visited the church but also the welcoming nature of the congregation. She attended Second Ward High School….

Mary Poe was born in Mecklenburg County in 1945, spent her childhood in the Brooklyn neighborhood. As a resident of 1st Street, she attended Second Ward High School from 1958 to 1965 and she recalls the supportive atmosphere that was fostered at the school by her teachers. Mrs. Poe also…

Dolores Giles and Mary Poe were interviewed at the same time. Dolores Giles Mary Poe https://sites.charlotte.edu/brooklyn-oral-history/wp-content/uploads/sites/1007/2016/09/poem_and_giles_d.mp3 Tape Log Tape Log: Oral History Interview with Delores Giles & Mary Poe Interviewed on Thursday, April 5 2007 Interviewed by Jennifer K. Payne..Dawn Funk, attending. Interviewed for the Brooklyn to Biddleville Oral History…