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James Hunter Lane, 2008
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Interviews, Oral history, Memphis (Tenn.), Politics, Civil rights, School integration, Education, Crossroads to Freedom, Memphis City Schools, Race relations, African Americans
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20080722_James_Hunter_Lane
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This is an interview with James Hunter Lane, Jr. In the interview he describes growing up in Memphis and his involvement in Memphis politics. This involvement included running for mayor in 1967 and serving as president of the school board in 1973, when Memphis City schools were integrated.