183 Elvis Presley--whose wife, Priscilla, had given birth: Elvis Presley--whose wife, Priscilla, had given birth: Guralnick, Guralnick, Careless Love Careless Love, p. 288. See also Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 685.

184 "I am so lucky": "I am so lucky": Goldman, Goldman, Elvis Elvis, p. 404.

185 "This you can't do": "This you can't do": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 40.

186 Henry Loeb III was a garrulous: Henry Loeb III was a garrulous: My sketch of Loeb relies on biographical details adapted from "Profile: Henry Loeb," a comprehensive, two-part article that ran in My sketch of Loeb relies on biographical details adapted from "Profile: Henry Loeb," a comprehensive, two-part article that ran in Memphis Memphis magazine in January and February 1980. magazine in January and February 1980.

187 he called them "nigras": he called them "nigras": The The Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal reporter Joe Sweat, quoted in Honey, reporter Joe Sweat, quoted in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 119.

188 "the world's least likely revolutionaries": "the world's least likely revolutionaries": Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in The New Journalism The New Journalism, ed. Tom Wolfe, p. 392.

189 "This is not New York": "This is not New York": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 117.

190 Lawson had studied the tenets: Lawson had studied the tenets: For a good biographical sketch of Lawson's earlier days in the civil rights movement, see Halberstam, For a good biographical sketch of Lawson's earlier days in the civil rights movement, see Halberstam, The Children The Children.

191 "You are human beings": "You are human beings": Lawson, quoted in Honey, Lawson, quoted in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 211.

CHAPTER 12.

ON THE BALCONY.

192 King fell into an argument: King fell into an argument: Frank, Frank, American Death American Death, p. 90.

193 "I don't play with them anymore": "I don't play with them anymore": Ibid., p. 91. Ibid., p. 91.

194 Abernathy woke up in the dead of night: Abernathy woke up in the dead of night: This anecdote from King and Abernathy's trip to Acapulco is adapted from ibid., pp. 91-92, and also Abernathy's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, This anecdote from King and Abernathy's trip to Acapulco is adapted from ibid., pp. 91-92, and also Abernathy's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 1, pp. 33-34.

195 "a team": "a team": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 478.

196 another letter from the FBI: another letter from the FBI: See Branch, See Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 708.

197 "You see that rock out there?": "You see that rock out there?": Frank, Frank, American Death American Death, p. 92.

CHAPTER 13.

FACES ARE MY BUSINESS.

198 "Your brain and nervous system": "Your brain and nervous system": Maltz, Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics Psycho-Cybernetics, p. 17.

199 "The automatic creative mechanism": "The automatic creative mechanism": Ibid., p. 37. Ibid., p. 37.

200 "Don't think before you act": "Don't think before you act": Ibid., p. 169. Ibid., p. 169.

201 "When you change a man's face": "When you change a man's face": Ibid., pp. vii-viii. Ibid., pp. vii-viii.

202 Galt visited a prominent plastic surgeon: Galt visited a prominent plastic surgeon: My account of Galt's visits to Hadley's office is drawn from the FBI's initial interview with Hadley, conducted on October 2, 1968, out of the Los Angeles field office. See also Huie, My account of Galt's visits to Hadley's office is drawn from the FBI's initial interview with Hadley, conducted on October 2, 1968, out of the Los Angeles field office. See also Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, pp. 119-21; McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, pp. 285-86; Frank, American Death American Death, p. 311; and Ray's own version in Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz.

203 "I casually told him": "I casually told him": Ray, Ray, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 68.

204 "The ears": "The ears": Ibid. Ibid.

205 "in a position": "in a position": Ibid. Ibid.

206 "I'm a fairly observant person": "I'm a fairly observant person": Hadley, quoted in Huie, Hadley, quoted in Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 121.

207 "The government is emotionally committed": "The government is emotionally committed": Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 717.

208 "I've seen hatred": "I've seen hatred": King's comments were reported in the King's comments were reported in the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, March 18, 1968, and also reproduced in Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 123.

209 official postal service card: official postal service card: "Investigation at St. Francis Hotel, Hollywood, California," compiled by the FBI's Los Angeles field office. Here I relied on the FD-302 report of an FBI interview with the St. Francis Hotel manager, Allan O. Thompson, conducted on April 12, 1968, by Special Agent Thomas G. Mansfield. "Investigation at St. Francis Hotel, Hollywood, California," compiled by the FBI's Los Angeles field office. Here I relied on the FD-302 report of an FBI interview with the St. Francis Hotel manager, Allan O. Thompson, conducted on April 12, 1968, by Special Agent Thomas G. Mansfield.

CHAPTER 14.

SOMETHING IN THE AIR.

210 "You are demonstrating": "You are demonstrating": My account of King's March 18 speech in Memphis is drawn from the Memphis Commercial Appeal; from news footage of the speech captured in the PBS doc.u.mentary My account of King's March 18 speech in Memphis is drawn from the Memphis Commercial Appeal; from news footage of the speech captured in the PBS doc.u.mentary At the River I Stand; At the River I Stand; and from secondary accounts in Honey, and from secondary accounts in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, pp. 296-303, and Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, pp. 193-96.

211 The Lorraine had long been popular: The Lorraine had long been popular: My sketch of the Lorraine's history largely comes from the National Civil Rights Museum Web site, clippings in the My sketch of the Lorraine's history largely comes from the National Civil Rights Museum Web site, clippings in the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, and Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 442.

212 The old part of the lodge: The old part of the lodge: Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in Wills, "Martin Luther King Is Still on the Case," reprinted in The New Journalism The New Journalism, ed. Tom Wolfe, p. 395.

213 "the King-Abernathy suite": "the King-Abernathy suite": See Abernathy's testimony concerning the Lorraine Motel in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, See Abernathy's testimony concerning the Lorraine Motel in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 1, p. 32.

214 "seeming so modern": "seeming so modern": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, p. 460.

215 Flamingo Motel: Flamingo Motel: My account of Galt's stay at the Flamingo Motel comes from the following sources: Huie, My account of Galt's stay at the Flamingo Motel comes from the following sources: Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, pp. 130-31; Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 219; McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 289; Ray, Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Waltz, p. 70; and my own visit to the motel in Selma.

216 Nature ... had gone on strike: Nature ... had gone on strike: Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 323.

217 "We've got a perfect work stoppage": "We've got a perfect work stoppage": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 205.

218 "Well, the Lord has done it again": "Well, the Lord has done it again": Ibid., p. 203. Ibid., p. 203.

219 "It had never snowed": "It had never snowed": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 309.

220 He located a rooming house: He located a rooming house: My description of Galt's Atlanta rooming house is based on several accounts in the My description of Galt's Atlanta rooming house is based on several accounts in the Atlanta Const.i.tution Atlanta Const.i.tution and on FBI FD-302 reports of interviews with his landlord, Jimmie Garner, conducted on April 14 and 15, 1968, by Special Agents John Ogden and Roger Kaas. See also Huie, and on FBI FD-302 reports of interviews with his landlord, Jimmie Garner, conducted on April 14 and 15, 1968, by Special Agents John Ogden and Roger Kaas. See also Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 132.

221 "Every time I look at Atlanta": "Every time I look at Atlanta": Reed, quoted in Horwitz, Reed, quoted in Horwitz, Confederates in the Attic Confederates in the Attic, p. 283.

222 "wouldn't have to answer": "wouldn't have to answer": Ray, Ray, Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? p. 89. p. 89.

223 "this place was just "this place was just infested infested with hippies": with hippies": FD-302 report of the Ogden and Kaas interviews with Garner, the FBI Atlanta field office. FD-302 report of the Ogden and Kaas interviews with Garner, the FBI Atlanta field office.

224 looked "like a preacher": looked "like a preacher": Blair, Blair, Strange Case of James Earl Ray Strange Case of James Earl Ray, p. 139.

225 "to bone up": "to bone up": Ray, Ray, Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? p. 90. p. 90.

226 One of his circles One of his circles A description of the markings found on Ray's Atlanta map are in the FBI summary report of Ray chronology, MURKIN Files, 4143, sec. 52, p. 34. See also Frank, A description of the markings found on Ray's Atlanta map are in the FBI summary report of Ray chronology, MURKIN Files, 4143, sec. 52, p. 34. See also Frank, American Death American Death, p. 172, and Posner, Killing the Dream Killing the Dream, p. 220.

CHAPTER 15.

"MARTIN LUTHER KING IS FINISHED".

227 "losing hold" of his faculties: "losing hold" of his faculties: Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 609.

228 "just wrong": "just wrong": McKnight, McKnight, Last Crusade Last Crusade, p. 66.

229 "All the police would have to do": "All the police would have to do": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 220.

230 "Make the crowds stop pushing!": "Make the crowds stop pushing!": Memphis Press-Scimitar Memphis Press-Scimitar, March 29, 1968, p. 15.

231 "If you were black": "If you were black": Thomas, quoted in Bond and Sherman, Thomas, quoted in Bond and Sherman, Memphis in Black and White Memphis in Black and White, p. 123.

232 "Turn around!": "Turn around!": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 349.

233 "Take Dr. King out of the way": "Take Dr. King out of the way": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 225.

234 "never had trouble": "never had trouble": Ibid., p. 227. Ibid., p. 227.

235 "the march was abandoned": "the march was abandoned": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 366.

236 "We have a war": "We have a war": Holloman, quoted in the Holloman, quoted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 29, 1968.

237 "Until then, King really didn't have any idea": "Until then, King really didn't have any idea": Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 611.

238 "Get your a.s.s out of Memphis": "Get your a.s.s out of Memphis": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 367.

239 "'Martin Luther King is dead'": "'Martin Luther King is dead'": Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 614.

240 "Ralph, we live in a sick nation": "Ralph, we live in a sick nation": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 420. Also see Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 612, and Taylor Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 734.

CHAPTER 16.

THE GAMEMASTER.

241 He made his way over to a salesman: He made his way over to a salesman: My account of Galt's visit to the Long-Lewis hardware store is based on the initial FBI interview with the salesclerk Mike Kopp, April 8, 1968, FBI, MURKIN Files, 2323, sec. 21, pp. 143-44. My account of Galt's visit to the Long-Lewis hardware store is based on the initial FBI interview with the salesclerk Mike Kopp, April 8, 1968, FBI, MURKIN Files, 2323, sec. 21, pp. 143-44.

242 "Mr. Sullivan requested": "Mr. Sullivan requested": Halter, quoted in Garrow, Halter, quoted in Garrow, The FBI and Martin Luther King Jr. The FBI and Martin Luther King Jr., p. 196.

243 "Did Martin Luther King do anything": "Did Martin Luther King do anything": Sullivan to Halter, memorandum, March 28, 1968, FBI files on the Memphis sanitation strike, doc. 167. Sullivan to Halter, memorandum, March 28, 1968, FBI files on the Memphis sanitation strike, doc. 167.

244 "The fine Hotel Lorraine": "The fine Hotel Lorraine": G. C. Moore to Sullivan, blind memorandum, March 29, 1968, quoted in Friedly and Gallen, G. C. Moore to Sullivan, blind memorandum, March 29, 1968, quoted in Friedly and Gallen, Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., pp. 575-76.

245 "could end in great violence": "could end in great violence": Sullivan to DeLoach, memorandum, March 20, 1968, quoted in ibid., p. 570. Sullivan to DeLoach, memorandum, March 20, 1968, quoted in ibid., p. 570.

246 "Chicken a la King": "Chicken a la King": Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 31, 1968.

247 "The headline-hunting high priest": "The headline-hunting high priest": Dallas Morning News Dallas Morning News article reprinted in the article reprinted in the Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 2, 1968, p. 6.

248 "A Judas goat": "A Judas goat": St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis Globe-Democrat article cited in Honey, article cited in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 364.

249 "a man who gets other people into trouble": "a man who gets other people into trouble": Senator Robert Byrd news footage reproduced in the Insignia Films doc.u.mentary Senator Robert Byrd news footage reproduced in the Insignia Films doc.u.mentary Roads to Memphis Roads to Memphis, produced for the PBS program American Experience American Experience, WGBH, Boston.

250 "a powerful embarra.s.sment": "a powerful embarra.s.sment": New York Times New York Times, March 31, 1968, p. 46.

251 "like striking a match": "like striking a match": Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, March 30, 1968, p. 1.

252 took a shower and pulled on some clothes ... just b.u.t.toning his shirt: took a shower and pulled on some clothes ... just b.u.t.toning his shirt: In Beifuss, In Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 253, the Invader Calvin Taylor is quoted as saying, "Dr. King came in. He had gotten out of the shower." In At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 737, Branch says, "King emerged just then b.u.t.toning his shirt."

253 warned him of a plot: warned him of a plot: Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 373.

254 "What can I do to have a peaceful march?": "What can I do to have a peaceful march?": My description of the conversation in the Rivermont suite between King and the young Invaders is primarily drawn from oral histories recorded in Beifuss, My description of the conversation in the Rivermont suite between King and the young Invaders is primarily drawn from oral histories recorded in Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 254.

255 "He wasn't raising his voice": "He wasn't raising his voice": Ibid. Ibid.

256 large sporting goods store: large sporting goods store: My depiction of Galt's visit to the Aeromarine sporting goods store is primarily drawn from the initial FBI interviews conducted on April 5, 1968, by Special Agent Neil Shanahan and other agents working out of the Birmingham field office. Among those interviewed were the salesclerks U. L. Baker and Don Wood, as well as the Aeromarine customer John DeShazo. My depiction of Galt's visit to the Aeromarine sporting goods store is primarily drawn from the initial FBI interviews conducted on April 5, 1968, by Special Agent Neil Shanahan and other agents working out of the Birmingham field office. Among those interviewed were the salesclerks U. L. Baker and Don Wood, as well as the Aeromarine customer John DeShazo.

257 "I did "I did not not run away": run away": King's quotation from the Rivermont press conference are taken from newsreels housed in the Sanitation Strike Collection, Memphis Multi-Media Archival Project, March 29, 1968, reels 35-37. King's quotation from the Rivermont press conference are taken from newsreels housed in the Sanitation Strike Collection, Memphis Multi-Media Archival Project, March 29, 1968, reels 35-37.