Abstract

In this 2025 interview, Claude Carson, the owner of Sports One Bar and Grill in the Lee-Harvard neighborhood, discusses his experiences as business owner in the area. He details his early life, his involvement in the Black studies program at Kent State University, and his pathway to opening a business. He then details the changes of Sports One Bar and Grill over time and why he continues to stay invested in the neighborhood.

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Interviewee

Carson, Claude (interviewee); Jordan, Mikel (participant)

Interviewer

Carubia, Ava (interviewer)

Project

Union-Miles

Date

1-27-2025

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

56 minutes

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

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