{"product_id":"room-306-ben-kamin-9781611860498","title":"Room 306: The National Story of the Lorraine Motel","description":"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, aging 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, \u003ci\u003eRoom 306 \u003c\/i\u003eis an important oral history unlike any other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Kamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611860490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611860498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner","brand":"Ben Kamin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078507917567,"sku":"9781611860498","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_837e3fbd-f9c7-4825-a634-6d8f52e2793b.jpg?v=1685475919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/room-306-ben-kamin-9781611860498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}