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William Norris Jr., Sheriff of Shelby County, 2004

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Norris, William N., Jr.
Gritter, Elizabeth
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Oral history, Interviews, Memphis (Tenn.), Civil rights, Integration, Politics, Sanitation workers, Law, Loeb, Henry 1920-1992
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20040624_William_Norris_Jr
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Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection
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In this interview with William Norris Jr., the former Sheriff of Shelby County, describes how he integrated his Deputies and his activism during the Sanitation Workers Strike starting in 1967. He also discusses the current problems he sees in race relations in Memphis and what he believes ought to be done to ease these tensions.