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The kneeling man : my father's life as a Black spy who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. / Leta McCollough Seletzky.

Summary:
"In the famous photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on the balcony of Memphis's Lorraine Motel, one man kneeled down beside King, trying to staunch the blood from his fatal head wound with a borrowed towel. This kneeling man was a member of the Invaders, an activist group that was in talks with King in the days leading up to the murder. But he also had another identity: an undercover Memphis police officer reporting on the activities of this group, which was thought to be possibly dangerous and potentially violent. This kneeling man is Leta McCollough Seletzky's father"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781640094727
  • ISBN: 1640094725
  • Physical Description: 287 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Counterpoint edition.
  • Publisher: Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2023.
Subject: McCollough, Marrell, 1944-
Invaders (Black Power Group) > History.
Police > Tennessee > Memphis > Biography.
Undercover operations > Tennessee > Memphis.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Assassination.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency > Officials and employees > Biography.
African Americans > Tennessee > Memphis > Social conditions > 20th century.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Seletzky, Leta McCollough.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity.

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  • 1 current hold with 20 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 976.8 SEL 2023 (Text) 31001101885060 Adult Non Fiction Available -


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