Age in 1968: 28
Where did you live? What was it like? What stands out about living in Memphis in the 1960s?
I lived on the Raleigh-Millington Road. It was just like everyone was upset and sorry that he was killed in Memphis. It was segregated from black and white, couldn’t eat in certain places cause you were black.
Describe your life in1968. What was a typical day like for you in 1968? School? Work? How was it different from today?
I was a married house wife. Well then white was against the blacks, now the blacks are against the blacks.
Read MoreBrunell G. was only 9 when the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King took place. He lived in Binghampton, Memphis. When he was younger he did not realize that he lived in the poorer part of town. Segregation was the norm for him. His normal day consisted of going to school and playing with his friends. He was just a happy little kid didn't really know about what was going on around him.
Read MoreI interviewed my grandmother. Life was good for her. My grandmother was 46 years old and lived in Memphis when Dr. King was assassinated. She was married to my grandfather and had my mom, who was 2 at the time. She was also teaching at Lester Elementary a School. While she was driving home from her job, she heard on the radio that Dr. King had been shot. She was so emotionally sad that she had to pullover on the side of the road.
Read MoreIn April of 1968, my grandmother and interviewee Chesteen C. was a seventeen year old teenager living in a small neighborhood in Memphis, TN. That small neighborhood was Binghamton, which at that time was a poorer neighborhood for blacks. Binghamton was a quiet, peaceful neighborhood where every one knew every one, they watched out for one another, and they all had a mutual respect for one another.
Read MoreWhere did you live? What was it like? What stands out about living in Memphis in the 1960s?
I lived near the old Baron Hirsch, in what was then known as North Memphis. And, interestingly enough, there was maybe, probably two or three blocks away, was a creek, and on the other side of the creek was where the black community used to live.
Read Morethe interview I did with my grandfather, Randall T., we discussed about the time when Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. He was 9 years old when that happened. He lived right off summer ave. His neighborhood was very diverse, quite, and everyone got along. Memphis in 1968 was a clean, safe, nice place to live.
Read MoreI am Charlene M. and in 1968 I was 19 years old. At that time I lived in north Memphis. It was a very friendly community that I lived in. The majority of the people were not as fortunate as others money wise. In place of that we did a lot f family activities. Church also played a very important role in that time. The majority of the 60's I was a teenager so school was also essential. Basically I just enjoyed life but I knew things would have to change for things to get a lot better. In 1968 my first child was birthed into this earth two months before Dr. King was assassinated
Read MoreI interviewed Clint W. for my MLK protect. In 1968 he was 11 years old. During this time he lived on Crafton street in Memphis with his mom and dad and five other brothers. He said that the house he lived in where WWII houses and they had asbestos siding and it was lower class living. Him and his five brothers all slept in the same room. Clint went to Kings berry elementary school which him and his brothers all walked to everyday. The typical day he said consisted of going to school, hanging with his friends and playing baseball.
Read MoreThe year was 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis TN to stand with sanitation workers who were fighting for higher pay. Lily H. remembers this time very well. Mrs. H., a native Memphian, was born on March 23, 1935. She was living in Memphis, in the Douglass Community, at the time of King Jr.’s assassination. She was 33 years old. Memphis was a much divided and racially charged city. Whites and blacks were separated in almost everything. In the prime of segregation, Mrs. H. remembers the racially divided fairs, circuses, restaurants, and almost anything else you could think of.
Read MoreIn this paragraph I am going to be talking about the meta-narrative of Martin Luther King's death. In this project I interviewed my mother Voncia Y. who was the age of 8 when the killing of Martin Luther King took place. My mom stayed on 1125 Vollintine street in North Memphis. It was very clean in Memphis, not a lot of crime was made during the 1960's era. It was carnival parade always going on, in Downtown Memphis. The excitement was centered around Elvis Presley who was a famous American singer, who lived in Memphis, Tennessee
Read MoreBetty Jean J., was the name my mother named me. But, you can just call me, Betty. During the year, 1968, I was eighteen years of age. And, how I loved Memphis. It was the "place to be" as we called it. Back in these days, I lived in public housing in North Memphis, Oats Mentor Housing Development to move exact. Oh. How I loved the 60s. Even though Memphis was segregated, it was the only place I knew about. It was my home, my life, and my future.
Read MoreGloria M. is an African-American woman who lived during MLK's assassination. She was 23 during the assassination of King. She lived in the Douglass community in Memphis, Tennessee. She lived in a poor community with a large family. She lived with 7 siblings and her mom and dad.
Read MoreShe lived on Argonne in Memphis, TN. She describes it as a nice residential neighborhood. Memphis in the 1960s was a prosperous and one of the cleanest cities in the nation. Memphis had a nice zoo and downtown section. She had a small child that was 3 years old. Her husband worked at Quaker Oats on Chelsea Avenue. She was a stay at home mom. It was a quiet, normal day and the sanitation workers were on strike. She was very shocked and surprised when she heard it on the news at home.
Read MoreI was thirty years old in 1968, and I lived in North Memphis with four children. The president was assassinated, and there was a lot of unrest. I worked at the Tennessee Employment Security which helped people find jobs. Back in 1968, it was a slower life, less crime, not as many people, and no technology. I was going to the store and I heard on the radio about Martin Luther King, they made a curfew to clear the roads so, I immediately turned around and went right back home.
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