Haessly, LynnSouthern Oral History ProgramUnited States, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, 35.22709, -80.84313United States, North Carolina, Warren County, 36.39659, -78.1069United States, North Carolina, Warren County, Soul City, 36.40848, -78.27027United States, South Carolina, Anderson County, 34.51909, -82.63788United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092United States, South Carolina, Pickens County, Clemson, 34.68344, -82.83737Gantt, Harvey B. (Harvey Bernard), 1943-1986-01-06Architect and politician Harvey Gantt describes his ascent from a childhood in segregated Charleston, South Carolina, to becoming the first black mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. Along the way, Gantt led sit-ins in Charleston, integrated Clemson University, and became a successful architect in Charlotte. While he describes his career path, Gantt discusses civil rights in the American South. As a southerner, he sees the accomplishments of the civil rights movement as dramatic; as a member of the black middle class, he leans toward negotiation rather than revolt. After the movement's major successes, while northern activists were pushing for more change, Gantt sought to take advantage of his new opportunities. He sees his success both resulting from and contributing to civil rights for African Americans.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.text/htmltext/xmlaudio/mpegengForms part of Oral histories of the American South collection.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/North Carolina--Politics and governmentSouthern States--Race relationsAfrican American politicians--North CarolinaAfrican American politicians--North Carolina--CharlotteMayors--North Carolina--CharlotteAfrican Americans--Civil rights--Southern StatesCollege integration--South Carolina--ClemsonCivil rights movements--Southern StatesAfrican Americans--Segregation--South Carolina--CharlestonSoul City (N.C.)Oral history interview with Harvey B. Gantt, January 6, 1986TextSound