Opinion: Time to stay and choose 901 again
Jack Keith
Jack Keith was born and raised in Memphis, where he hopes to return after college. He is currently a student at The King’s College in New York City, studying politics, philosophy and economics.
Guest columnist Jack Keith writes, “We have a messy history. But when I think about Memphis, my heart wells up with pride. I am proud to be from Memphis.”
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One was an attorney who used the law to make a positive difference in society. The other was a gun-wielding juvenile delinquent. Their paths crossed on the evening of May 25, 2000, and now, 22 years later, it serves as an eerie backstory to the tragic kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher.
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