Kremer, Ray AnnDunaway, VirginiaScruggs, CharlesScruggs, Jean2018-08-282018-08-281979-07-16http://hdl.handle.net/10267/33960Interview with Charles and Jean Scruggs, two residents of the VECA neighborhood. The Scruggs talk about their experience as a black couple moving to the neighborhood during a transitional period of integration. They discuss their involvement in the VECA organization and how they dealt with white flight. The Scruggs also mention the positive and negative affects public policy has had on the surrounding area. This interview was conducted in 1979. �This item is made available with permission from the Memphis Public Library and Information Center. Permission to reproduce or publish this item is required and may be subject to copyright or other legal restrictions imposed by parties outside of the Library. Please contact the History Department of the Memphis Public Library & Information Center at 901.415.2742 or hisref@memphislibrary.org to request permission. Any image from the library's collection published in any form must cite as the source: Memphis and Shelby County Room, Memphis Public Library & Information Center.Oral historyInterviewsMemphis (Tenn.)Neighborhood HistoriesVollintine Evergreen Historic District (Memphis, Tenn.)Vollintine Evergreen Community AssociationIntegrationMetropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA)Sound19790716_Charles_and_Jean_Scruggs