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Maxine Smith, 2007

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This is an interview with Maxine Smith. She was one of those invited to have dinner with Dr. King on April 4, 1968. Smith was Executive Secretary of Memphis branch of N.A.A.C.P. and long-time worker in civil rights struggle in Memphis. As a native Memphian, Smith was also active in support of strikers and handled complaints of inequities and mistreatment from black citizens throughout crisis period. Recorded on 1968-06-13. From the Mississippi Valley Collection at the University of Memphis, collected by the Memphis Search for Meaning Committee from 1968-1973. 2007-08-31
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Smith, MaxineGritter, Elizabeth
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