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Mary Ayers, 2011

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Ayers, Mary
Li, Jiawen
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Memphis (Tenn.), African Americans, Urban planning, Cleaborn Homes, Neighborhood Histories, Segregation, Emmanuel Center, Organized crime, Public housing, Community life
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201107_Mary_Ayers
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Cleaborn Homes Resident Interviews
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http://hdl.handle.net/10267/34235
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Mary Ayers lived in the Cleaborn Homes community for sixty years. She claims it was beautiful when she first moved in, but the neighborhood deteriorated and gun violence became a problem. She enjoyed helping the people of her community.