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James Jalenak, 2010

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Jalenak, James (Jimmy)
Perry, LaKevia
McGlown, Holly
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Interviews, Oral history, Memphis (Tenn.), Neighborhood Histories, Evergreen Historic District (Memphis, Tenn.), Civil rights, Segregation, Race relations
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20100721_James_Jalenak
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Crossroads to Freedom Oral History Collection
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http://hdl.handle.net/10267/33698
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This is an interview with James Jalenak, a prominent lawyer in Memphis who now serves as the CAO of the Memphis Zoo. In this interview, he describes his experiences in Memphis during the Civil Rights Movement as well as his experiences in a segregated society.