University of North Carolina at Asheville
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Dr. Charles Mosley


Dr. Charles Mosley

 

Title

Dr. Charles Mosley Oral History
Creator Dr. Charles Mosley
Alt. Creator Interviewer: Karen Vaneman

Subject
LCSH:

Mosley, Dr. Charles
African Americans -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Urban Renewal --  United States -- Asheville
Community development, Urban -- United States 
Asheville (N.C.) -- History

Subject
Keyword:

The Nazareth First Missionary Baptist Church ; Shaw University ; Urban Renewal ; Mission Hospital ; Dollar-a-Lot Program ; Asheville-Buncombe Human Relations Council ; Chisholm's Grocery Store ; Wilkins and Hart Funeral Service ; Market Street ; YMI ; George Ellison ; East End ; Integration

Description

Dr. Charles Mosley reviews his education and times spent in Raleigh, NC. during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was involved with the 'sit-ins' for  Mosley discusses his memories of the Asheville Urban Renewal project, "In essence, Urban Renewal was Negro Removal".  He is involved with numerous Asheville projects and associations for African Americans, including YMI. A copy of the church bulletin for The Nazareth First Missionary Baptist Church is included.

Publisher

D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC, 28804

Date

Electronic Record Issued: 2011-07-11

Type

Sound ; Text

Format

Cassette tape/ Cds ; TRANSCRIPT ,

Identifier

http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/oralhistory/RLSC/mosley_charles/mosley_charles.html

Source

Asheville Urban Renewal Oral History Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Language

English

Relation

(Is this interview related to any other materials in the collection? If so, list them)

Coverage

inclusive dates (ex. the interview covers material from 1910-current) ; locales (ex. Asheville, NC)
Rights Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Acquisition

Donor number:  ;  Date of acquisition: 2009-10-09

Processed By

Special Collections staff

Interview Date

2009-10-09
Interview Location Nazareth First Baptist Church, Asheville, North Carolin

Biography

Dr. Charles Ronald Mosley was born in 1938 in Passaic, NJ.  He attended Stephens-Lee High School, graduating in 1967, Shaw University in Raleigh, graduating with a B.A. in 1961 and completing his B.Div. from Shaw Divinity School in 1966.  He is pastor with The Nazareth First Missionary Baptist Church in Asheville.

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