Room 306 : the national story of the Lorraine Motel / Ben Kamin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamin, Ben.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.)--History.

Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.).

National Civil Rights Museum--History.

National Civil Rights Museum.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Homes and haunts--Tennessee--Memphis.

King, Martin Luther.

African American civil rights workers--Biography.

African American civil rights workers.

African Americans.

Museums.

Historic hotels.

History.

Tennessee.

Tennessee--Memphis.

African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis--Biography.

Memphis (Tenn.)--Biography.

Memphis (Tenn.).

Historic hotels--Tennessee--Memphis.

African Americans--Museums--Tennessee--Memphis.

Buildings--Tennessee--Memphis.

Buildings.

Memphis (Tenn.)--History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 186 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Room three hundred six

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2012]

Summary:

In the mid-20th century, the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King was killed, was one of the few motels in Memphis, Tennessee, to offer lodging to blacks. In this book, Kamin, a rabbi and author on civil rights, tells the story of the transition of the Loraine from a segregated motel to a museum of civil rights. Each chapter of the book is built around a key figure in the drama of the murder and its aftermath, such as Reverend Ralph Abernathy, who witnessed the assassination, or someone instrumental in saving the motel from demolition. Others reminisce about the motel's glory days as a temporary home to musical legends. The author also looks at how the motel has been interpreted by contemporary artists and filmmakers. Unfortunately, there are no photos. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: The Motel at Mulberry and Main

pt. 1. The History

The King-Abernathy Suite : Billy Kyles

Lawyer at the Lorraine : Lucius Burch

Lover at the Lorraine : Georgia Davis Powers

Mighty Reverend at the Lorraine : James Lawson

pt. 2. The Transition

Breaking the Barriers : Maxine Smith

Saving the Lorraine, Losing the Mantle : Judge D'Army Bailey

Endowing the Lorraine : J.R. "Pitt" Hyde

The Lorraine Photographer : Ernest C. Withers

pt. 3. The Rebirth

It's a Magical Place : Julian Bond

Filming the Lorraine : Lillian Benson

Managing the Museum at the Lorraine : Beverly Robertson

Producing The Witness at the Lorraine : Margaret Hyde

Room 306 and Today's Young Artists : Craig Alan Edwards and Katori Hall

They Got It Done : Clayborne Carson

Afterword: The Rain Are Fallin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186).

ISBN:

9781611860498

1611860490

OCLC:

762373570