At the time, living in East Memphis in the l960’s was the calmest and most peaceful time, until 1968. Living in Memphis at the age of eighteen was not the easiest time of the decade. Years before, the streets were calm, safe, and you could ride your bike at night without getting kidnapped. People would go on walks during the day. Mrs. M.'s parents were really prejudice about the African American people. Her parents did not want those people to be around their daughter. She never went to school with them because of the segregation. There was no crime and barely any poverty. Young Mrs. M. lived on the corner of Hollywood and Chelsea. Everything was always very peaceful and very quiet. Mrs. M.’s life in 1968 was a normal as any other eighteen year old girl. She was a freshman at the University of Memphis. The University of Memphis was Where she met her husband. After six months of dating, Mr. M. had gotten drafted to fight in the Vietnam war.

In the l960’s Judy C. was a young lady. To be precise, she was only 18. She was going to graduate that year, so that year was an eventful year for her. She went to Immaculate Conception High School on Central Street. She lived in East Memphis, and her father owned a liquor store farther in the city. Things were more elementary because of less crime. People minded their own business. Crime was not an issue, so no one had to be worried as often as they do now. It was comfortable to live in Memphis back then for Judy.

Mr. Allan K. was living in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1960’s when the Martin Luther King assassination took place. He lived three blocks from the Margolin Hebrew Academy. What stood out to him about living in Memphis in the 1960’s is that everything was really segregated. 

"In the 1960’s I had a lot of things going on," said Mr. K. "I was the national president of NCSY. I went to the Margolin Hebrew Academy and was in school until 6:15." He told about how back then the school was coed and he was in the second graduating class of the school. "When I was sixteen years old I learned how to type on a typewriter. I rode my bike to school."

Aaron Thomas was a student in east Memphis in 1968. In the 1960’s the African­American community in the US was fighting for their equal rights. Their marches, boycotts, sit ins, and protests affected most of the country. Memphis was no exception.

What was life like in Memphis during the 1960’s?

“I was a student in the 1960’s. I remember hearing about different protests and other things going on. The biggest thing I remember was when we heard about Kennedy. 

Where did you live?, What was it like?, What stood out about living in memphis in the 1960’s?.
This were very quiet it was a segregated community.

Describe your life in 1968, like what was a typical day of school?

You got to school at about 7:30 am and you have school until about 3:00 pm.

At the night when Martin Luther King was assassinated, I had no idea what did it mean to the American Society and even to the world. I was fifteen that year and was a freshman at Memphis Harding Academy. Before my Junior year, I had never had or communicated with black people.