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Joe Ferby, 2010

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Ferby, Joe
Norfleet, Treshain
Taylor, Ashleigh
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Interviews, Oral history, Memphis (Tenn.), Neighborhood Histories, Evergreen Historic District (Memphis, Tenn.), Education, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
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20100712_Joe_Ferby
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Crossroads to Freedom Oral History Collection
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This is an interview of Joe Ferby. Mr. Ferby tells the story of his life growing up in the Douglass community. He elaborates on Douglass High School, its closing and recent opening, and his involvement in the Douglass Alumni Association. Mr. Ferby also speaks on his beliefs on Martin Luther King's assassination and compares the Douglass community today to the community he remembers as a child.