An Unseen Light: Black Struggles for Freedom in Memphis, Tennessee

Book Overview

During the second half of the nineteenth century, Memphis, Tennessee, had the largest metropolitan population of African Americans in the Mid-South region and served as a political hub for civic organizations and grassroots movements. On April 4, 1968, the city found itself at the epicenter of the civil rights movement when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel. Nevertheless, despite the many significant events that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813153174
• ISBN13: 9780813153179
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary