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George Brown, attorney and Memphis City School Board rep., 1979

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Kremer, Ray Ann
Dunaway, Virginia
Brown, George
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Oral history, Interviews, Memphis (Tenn.), Neighborhood Histories, Vollintine Evergreen Historic District (Memphis, Tenn.), Vollintine Evergreen Community Association, Law, Memphis City Schools, Religion, Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA)
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19790713_George_Brown
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Everett R. Cook Oral History Collection
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Interview with George Brown, an attorney and a representative on the Memphis City School Board. Brown and his family were one of the first black households on his street in the Vollintine-Evergreen community. He talks about the changing complexion of the neighborhood and the ever-changing boundaries of the VECA neighborhood. Brown mentions community churches and some of their impact and programs. this interview was conducted in 1979. �