INFO POST: In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[lickety_split]

In honor of Martin Luther King Day tomorrow (US), let's have ourselves a little 101 post in remembrance of his work.

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[lickety_split]

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[redstar826]

The Lorraine Motel, where King was assassinated, is now a civil rights museum. I highly recommend it if you are ever in Memphis. You can't go on the balcony, but you can see the room he stayed in when he was there.

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

[romp]

Photos of lynchings make real the intimidation and terrorism that existed in that time and place. Obviously, it's horrible to see and the world is a little less bright after you realize (again) that this happened and was real. But it seems important to remember these individuals died this way and that many lived in this atmosphere.

Without Sanctuary: Photographs and Postcards of Lynching in America

[alryssa]

This is a really excellent blog post about Sundown Towns, with some good citations and links to further reading.

http://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/sundown-towns/

[lickety_split]

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[ladypolitik]

You know, I'll bet this kid is still alive. I wonder how he feels about being a historically archived racist.

He kinda looks like Trent Lott.

[freebacon]

i love these info posts and i'm going to collect them like a dragon collects gold and precious gems okay now back to reading and looking at pics yes

[freebacon]

...wait

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[morbidoutlook]

Is it bad, that was my first thought?

[redstar826]

The Lorraine Motel, where King was assassinated, is now a civil rights museum. I highly recommend it if you are ever in Memphis. You can't go on the balcony, but you can see the room he stayed in when he was there.

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

[lickety_split]

Do you mind posting that under this thread, please? :)

[ouronlylight]

I lived in Memphis for four years when I was a kid, and I never knew that that was in Memphis until recently. I'm going to have to make a trip back there someday.