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Joe Sohm, Southwestern alumnus and real estate agent, 1979
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Oral history, Interviews, Memphis (Tenn.), Neighborhood Histories, Vollintine Evergreen Historic District (Memphis, Tenn.), Vollintine Evergreen Community Association, Real estate development, Southwestern at Memphis, Rhodes College, Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA)
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Interview with Joe Sohm, resident of the VECA neighborhood, real estate agent, and alumni of Southwestern. Sohm moved to the neighborhood during a time of racial unrest but says it has stabilized. The involvement VECA had in dealing with blockbusting and bringing people together. Sohm talks about his real estate work and the people that contact him looking to live in the Southwestern Community. This interview was conducted in 1979. �