Local Memories

Personal accounts from Charlotte's past
Virginia Brown, Ken Garfield, Melissa Hankins,
Photographs by Peter Taylor
Sally Robinson has vivid memories of befriending several German prisoners of war in Myers Park during World War II. Read her story—and other memories from Charlotte's past—below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLICK on the names to read their stories.

Lois Yandle: Working in Charlotte's mills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack Claiborne: Desegregating Charlotte's restaurants

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carroll Thomas: Growing up in Revolution Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sally Robinson: Visiting German POWs in a Myers Park camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jose Hernandez-Paris: Overcoming early language barriers in Charlotte schools 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This article appears in the February 2013 issue of Charlotte magazine.
Categories: Feature, News & Features, The Buzz

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