memphis

"Middle grade [readers] fans are introduced to the . . . history of [the] NBA's Memphis Grizzlies with a photo-laden narrative of their . . . successes and losses"--Provided by publisher.

"The definitive tale of the birthplace of rock and roll Memphis Mayhem weaves the tale of the racial collision that led to a cultural, sociological, and musical revolution. Beginning with the 1870s yellow fever epidemics that created racial imbalance as wealthy whites fled his hometown, David Less moves beyond W.C. Handy's codification of the blues in 1909 to the mid-century advent of interracial music, the birth of punk, and finally to the growth of a music tourism industry"--Provided by publisher.

Investigates the true story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, who in 1892 were discovered to be lesbian lovers and were forcibly separated. Alice, heartbroken that Freda moved on seemingly with ease, slit Freda's throat, and was then declared insane.

"Recounts the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death"--OCLC.

Chronicles events in the last days of Martin Luther King, Jr. Features quotes, a timeline, photographs, and further resources.

In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess. But it wasn't her crime which shocked the nation, it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass for a man in order to marry her seventeen-year-old fianc?e, Freda Ward. When their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden to ever speak again. Freda adjusted to this with an ease that stunned the heartbroken Alice. Alice's subsequent letters went unanswered and on January 25, 1892, Alice publicly slashed Freda's throat. Alice spent months in jail and a jury eventually declared her insane and she was placed in an asylum where she died under mysterious circumstances just a few years later.

Mark Doty discusses what it was like to grow up as a homosexual, how his parents and siblings reacted to the news, and how he came to terms with his sexuality.

Mark Doty discusses what it was like to grow up as a homosexual, how his parents and siblings reacted to the news, and how he came to terms with his sexuality.

Provides information about orangutans through a look at Elok, a baby orangutan born at the Memphis Zoo, examining Elok's early life, his parents, and orangutan characteristics and behaviors; and discusses how zoos can help prevent orangutan extinction.

Describes the yellow fever epidemic that swept Memphis, Tennessee, in 1878.