Room 306 : the national story of the Lorraine Motel /

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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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kamin, Ben
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2012.
Temas:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Homes and haunts > Tennessee > Memphis.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.) > History.
National Civil Rights Museum > History.
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.)
National Civil Rights Museum
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
African Americans > Tennessee > Memphis > Biography.
Historic hotels > Tennessee > Memphis.
African Americans > Museums > Tennessee > Memphis.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Tennessee > Memphis > Biographies.
Hôtels historiques > Tennessee > Memphis.
Noirs américains > Musées > Tennessee > Memphis.
HISTORY > General.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
Buildings
African American civil rights workers
African Americans
Historic hotels
Homes
Memphis (Tenn.) > Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Memphis (Tenn.) > History.
Tennessee > Memphis
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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Sumario:"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."--Project Muse
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781609173432
1609173430
9781628961096
1628961090

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