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

Author/creator Kamin, Ben
Format Book
Publication InfoEast Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxiv, 186 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Homes and haunts. --Tennessee. --Memphis.
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.)--History.
National Civil Rights Museum--History.
African American civil rights workers--Biography.
African Americans--Tennessee. --Memphis. --Biography.
Historic hotels--Tennessee. --Memphis.
African Americans--Museums. --Tennessee. --Memphis.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Memphis (Tenn.)--History.

Variant title Room three hundred six
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 183-186).
LCCN 2011046884
ISBN9781611860498 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1611860490 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F444 .M58 L675 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold