Room 306

The National Story of the Lorraine Motel

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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A tragic landmark in the civil rights movement, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis is best known for what occurred there on April 4, 1968. As he stood on the balcony of Room 306, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, ending a golden age of nonviolent resistance, and sparking riots in more than one hundred cities. Formerly a seedy, segregated motel, and prior to that a brothel, the motel quickly achieved the status of national shrine. The motel attracts a variety of pilgrims—white politicians seeking photo ops, aging civil rights leaders, New Age musicians, and visitors to its current incarnation, the National Civil Rights Museum. A moving and emotional account that comprises a panorama of voices, Room 306 is an important oral history unlike any other.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-03-15
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt286 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagMichigan State University Press
ISBN9781611860498
UtmärkelserCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Multicultural Nonfiction) 2013

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Contents Introduction: The Motel at Mulberry and Main Part 1: The History 1. The King-Abernathy Suite: Billy Kyles 2. Lawyer at the Lorraine: Lucius Burch 3. Lover at the Lorraine: Georgia Davis Powers 4. Mighty Reverend at the Lorraine: James Lawson Part 2: The Transition 5. Breaking the Barriers: Maxine Smith 6. Saving the Lorraine, Losing the Mantle: Judge D’Army Bailey 7. Endowing the Lorraine: J. R. “Pitt” Hyde 8. The Lorraine Photographer: Ernest C. Withers Part 3: The Rebirth 9. It’s a Magical Place: Julian Bond 10. Filming the Lorraine: Lillian Benson 11. Managing the Museum at the Lorraine: Beverly Robertson 12. Producing The Witness at the Lorraine: Margaret Hyde 13. Room 306 and Today’s Young Artists: Craig Alan Edwards and Katori Hall 14. They Got It Done: Clayborne Carson Afterword: The Rain Are Fallin Acknowledgments Bibliography