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Room 306 the national story of the Lorraine Motel

Title
Room 306 [electronic resource] : the national story of the Lorraine Motel / Ben Kamin.
Author
Kamin, Ben.
Publication
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (xiv, 186 p.)
Uniform Title
Room 306 (Online)
Alternative Title
  • Room 306 (Online)
  • Room three hundred six
Subject
  • 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
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186).
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2011046884
OCLC
ssj0000647490
Author
Kamin, Ben.
Title
Room 306 [electronic resource] : the national story of the Lorraine Motel / Ben Kamin.
Imprint
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186).
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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