noa_sohpcr_k-0170 k-0170 sohpcr noa yes Oral history interview with Ned Irons, March 16, 1999 Irons, Ned Grundy, Pamela School integration--North Carolina--Charlotte Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations Students--North Carolina--Charlotte Students--Education (Secondary)--North Carolina--Charlotte--Attitudes Multicultural education--North Carolina--Charlotte West Charlotte High School (Charlotte, N.C.) Irons, Ned Ned Irons, a high achieving white student at West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses his experiences as a member of a racial minority at this historically black school. Irons was lured to West Charlotte by its sports programs and glowing reputation, and once there found an intellectually stimulating and socially challenging environment. Irons sees West Charlotte as a school that finds its identity in African American culture, and in learning about that culture, he jettisoned many of his prejudices. In addition to sharing his personal experiences, Irons discusses race in Charlotte, including his belief that socioeconomics can help explain segregation and his conclusions that neighborhood schools will doom Charlotte to resegregation. 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. [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. Southern Oral History Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library Oral histories of the American South (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)) 2006 Transcripts Sound recordings Oral histories http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/K-0170/menu.html Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 78.2 kilobytes, 86.8 megabytes Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player MP3 format / ca. 86.7 MB, 00:47:23 Duration: 00:47:23. Forms part of Oral histories of the American South collection. 1999-03-16 Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) 20090729 160944