Room 306 by Ben Kamin

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Room 306 by Ben Kamin

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Room 306 by Ben Kamin

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, ageing 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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ISBN 13 9781611860498
ISBN 10 1611860490
Title Room 306
Author Ben Kamin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Michigan State University Press
Year published 2012-03-30
Number of pages 200
Prizes Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Multicultural Nonfiction) 2013
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.