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Vasco Smith, Shelby County Commissioner, 2000

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Smith, Vasco A.
Gritter, Elizabeth
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Oral history, Interviews, Memphis (Tenn.), Civil rights, NAACP, Women, Politics, Nonprofit organizations, Sanitation workers, Protest movements
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20001009_Vasco_Smith
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Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection
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In this interview with former Shelby County Commissioner and President of the SCDC Vasco Smith, he talks about the creation of the Memphis Community Relations Committee, the organization of sit-ins and protests, and instances of apathy, intimidation, and violence against demonstrators.