The kneeling man : my father's life as a Black spy who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Published
Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2023.
Edition
First Counterpoint edition.
Status
Rapid City Public Library - History - Adult
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Published
Berkeley : Counterpoint, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First Counterpoint edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"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"--
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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. He had a second 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. Seletzky set out to learn what she could about her father, the truth about his undercover work, and his subsequent career in the CIA. - adapted from publisher info and jacket
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Biographies.
Invaders (Black Power Group) -- History.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Assassination.
McCollough, Marrell, -- 1944-
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Police -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Biography.
Seletzky, Leta McCollough.
Undercover operations -- Tennessee -- Memphis.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Biographies.
Invaders (Black Power Group) -- History.
King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Assassination.
McCollough, Marrell, -- 1944-
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Biography.
Memphis (Tenn.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Police -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Biography.
Seletzky, Leta McCollough.
Undercover operations -- Tennessee -- Memphis.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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