258 "It was perhaps his finest performance": "It was perhaps his finest performance": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 422.

259 "must be called": "must be called": Lee, quoted in Coretta Scott King, Lee, quoted in Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King Jr., p. 311.

260 "Can you get me out of Memphis?": "Can you get me out of Memphis?": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 422.

261 dropped King off at the Butler Street YMCA: dropped King off at the Butler Street YMCA: Ibid. Ibid.

262 somber dinner at the Abernathy house: somber dinner at the Abernathy house: The dinner is described in detail in Abernathy, The dinner is described in detail in Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, pp. 423-24. Also in Raines's interview with Abernathy in My Soul Is Rested My Soul Is Rested, pp. 466-67. See also Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 615, and Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 741.

263 Galt returned to Aeromarine: Galt returned to Aeromarine: My description of Galt's second trip to Aeromarine is adapted from the aforementioned FBI interviews, conducted in Birmingham on April 5, 1968, with store employees. My description of Galt's second trip to Aeromarine is adapted from the aforementioned FBI interviews, conducted in Birmingham on April 5, 1968, with store employees.

264 "The pump-action aids": "The pump-action aids": Remington company literature describing the Gamemaster 760's attributes is quoted in Huie, Remington company literature describing the Gamemaster 760's attributes is quoted in Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 138.

265 "wide enough field of view": "wide enough field of view": Specifications and special features of the Redfield scope come from company literature reproduced in McMillan, Specifications and special features of the Redfield scope come from company literature reproduced in McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, pp. 292-93.

CHAPTER 17.

TO LIVE OR DIE IN MEMPHIS.

266 "was a set up": "was a set up": James Orange, quoted in Honey, James Orange, quoted in Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 381.

267 "We are in serious trouble": "We are in serious trouble": Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 742.

268 "Memphis is the Washington campaign in miniature": "Memphis is the Washington campaign in miniature": Ibid. Ibid.

269 "You guys come up": "You guys come up": Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 616.

270 "Ralph, give me my car keys": "Ralph, give me my car keys": My description of the argument and King's abrupt exit from the SCLC meeting primarily derives from Abernathy, My description of the argument and King's abrupt exit from the SCLC meeting primarily derives from Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, pp. 425-27.

271 "Everything's "Everything's not not going to be all right": going to be all right": Ibid. See also Branch, Ibid. See also Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 743.

272 "The leader is confused": "The leader is confused": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 426.

273 "We had never seen Martin": "We had never seen Martin": Young, Young, Easy Burden Easy Burden, p. 459.

274 war whoops and hallelujahs: war whoops and hallelujahs: Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 744.

275 one of his mistresses: one of his mistresses: Ibid. See also Garrow, Ibid. See also Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 617.

276 "one of the most unjust wars": "one of the most unjust wars": My depiction of King's sermon comes from the My depiction of King's sermon comes from the Washington Post Washington Post, April 1, 1968. See also Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 618; Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 745; and Kotz, Judgment Days Judgment Days, p. 409.

277 "I see an alternative": "I see an alternative": Kotz, Kotz, Judgment Days Judgment Days, p. 409.

278 "I would be glad": "I would be glad": Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 618.

279 "I felt that I was being chased": "I felt that I was being chased": Goodwin, Goodwin, Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream, p. 343.

280 "With the world's hopes": "With the world's hopes": Kotz, Kotz, Judgment Days Judgment Days, p. 411.

281 "His air was that of a prisoner let free": "His air was that of a prisoner let free": Dallek, Dallek, Flawed Giant Flawed Giant, pp. 529-30.

282 "I never felt so right": "I never felt so right": Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 749.

CHAPTER 18.

TARGET PRACTICE AT SHILOH.

283 "You must have a goal": "You must have a goal": Maltz, Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics Psycho-Cybernetics, p. 37.

284 dropped off a bundle of dirty clothes: dropped off a bundle of dirty clothes: FBI interview with Annie Estelle Peters, manager of the Piedmont Laundry, conducted on April 16, 1968, by Special Agents Charles Rose and Robert Kane. The Piedmont Laundry's ledger and receipts were taken into evidence. FBI interview with Annie Estelle Peters, manager of the Piedmont Laundry, conducted on April 16, 1968, by Special Agents Charles Rose and Robert Kane. The Piedmont Laundry's ledger and receipts were taken into evidence.

285 hide his snub-nosed .38 revolver: hide his snub-nosed .38 revolver: Ray claimed he buried the revolver in the rooming house bas.e.m.e.nt, which had a dirt floor. Ray, Ray claimed he buried the revolver in the rooming house bas.e.m.e.nt, which had a dirt floor. Ray, Who Killed Martin Luther King? Who Killed Martin Luther King? p. 91. p. 91.

286 found a secluded place: found a secluded place: Ray told his first lawyers, as well as the journalist William Bradford Huie, that he pulled off the road near Corinth, Mississippi, and test-fired the new rifle. See Huie, Ray told his first lawyers, as well as the journalist William Bradford Huie, that he pulled off the road near Corinth, Mississippi, and test-fired the new rifle. See Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 140, and McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, pp. 297-98. Years later, before the House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Ray changed his story and said that although he indeed drove through Corinth, Mississippi, he never test-fired the rifle.

287 "smoking jungle": "smoking jungle": Bierce, quoted in Horwitz, Bierce, quoted in Horwitz, Confederates in the Attic Confederates in the Attic, pp. 166, 170.

CHAPTER 19.

TORNADO WARNINGS.

288 "It was an ordinary goodbye": "It was an ordinary goodbye": Coretta Scott King, Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr., p. 314.

289 "We have a celebrity": "We have a celebrity": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 428.

290 "n.o.body's going to kill you": "n.o.body's going to kill you": Ibid. Ibid.

291 "We have not fully made up our minds": "We have not fully made up our minds": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 403.

292 "If I were a man": "If I were a man": Ibid., p. 402. Ibid., p. 402.

293 "We are fearful": "We are fearful": Memphis Commercial Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 4, 1968, p. 1.

294 "Martin fell silent": "Martin fell silent": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 429.

295 "Well, we are not going to be stopped": "Well, we are not going to be stopped": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 269.

296 Lucius Burch: Lucius Burch: For a good overview of Burch's multifaceted career, see the fine anthology For a good overview of Burch's multifaceted career, see the fine anthology Lucius: Writings of Lucius Burch Lucius: Writings of Lucius Burch.

297 "Dr. King": "Dr. King": Beifuss, Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, p. 271.

298 "I had no second thoughts": "I had no second thoughts": Ibid., p. 272. Ibid., p. 272.

299 holding up binoculars: holding up binoculars: Memphis Police Department official statements, "Edward E. Redditt, MC, 37, Detective with the Memphis Police Department" and "Ptm. W. B. Richmond, MC, 27, Inspectional Bureau," box 5, Posner Papers, Gotlieb Center. Memphis Police Department official statements, "Edward E. Redditt, MC, 37, Detective with the Memphis Police Department" and "Ptm. W. B. Richmond, MC, 27, Inspectional Bureau," box 5, Posner Papers, Gotlieb Center.

300 "This is the wrong place for you": "This is the wrong place for you": Ibid. Ibid.

301 "People started looking at us": "People started looking at us": Ibid. Ibid.

CHAPTER 20.

NOT FEARING ANY MAN.

302 Galt coasted into the parking lot: Galt coasted into the parking lot: FBI interview with New Rebel Motel desk clerk Henrietta Hagermaster, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent John Bauer, out of the FBI's Memphis field office. FBI interview with New Rebel Motel desk clerk Henrietta Hagermaster, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent John Bauer, out of the FBI's Memphis field office.

303 He got a haircut: He got a haircut: Ray told the journalist William Bradford Huie that on April 3 he got a haircut and bought a shaving kit at a Rexall drugstore in Memphis. Stickers from the Rexall drugstore were later found on several of his abandoned items. See Huie, Ray told the journalist William Bradford Huie that on April 3 he got a haircut and bought a shaving kit at a Rexall drugstore in Memphis. Stickers from the Rexall drugstore were later found on several of his abandoned items. See Huie, He Slew the Dreamer He Slew the Dreamer, p. 142.

304 a six-pack of Schlitz: a six-pack of Schlitz: Several unopened Schlitz beers were later found among Ray's abandoned belongings and, on the basis of Mississippi state liquor tags affixed to the cans, were traced to a bait shop in Southaven, Mississippi, near the city limits of Memphis. Several unopened Schlitz beers were later found among Ray's abandoned belongings and, on the basis of Mississippi state liquor tags affixed to the cans, were traced to a bait shop in Southaven, Mississippi, near the city limits of Memphis.

305 "the kind of place where more or less legitimate people's around": "the kind of place where more or less legitimate people's around": "Staff Report: Compilation of the Statements of James Earl Ray," in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, "Staff Report: Compilation of the Statements of James Earl Ray," in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 3, p. 226.

306 Galt put his money down: Galt put his money down: FBI interview with Hagermaster, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent Bauer. FBI interview with Hagermaster, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent Bauer.

307 "Ralph, I want you to go speak for me tonight": "Ralph, I want you to go speak for me tonight": Abernathy, Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 430.

308 "Something is happening in Memphis": "Something is happening in Memphis": My depiction of King's "Mountaintop" speech at Mason Temple is drawn from Memphis television newsreels, newspaper accounts, and the doc.u.mentary film My depiction of King's "Mountaintop" speech at Mason Temple is drawn from Memphis television newsreels, newspaper accounts, and the doc.u.mentary film At the River I Stand At the River I Stand. I've also leaned on accounts in Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 433; Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, pp. 757-58; Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, pp. 415-24; and Beifuss, At the River I Stand At the River I Stand, pp. 277-80.

309 "it seemed like he was just saying": "it seemed like he was just saying": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 424.

310 "It seemed like he reached down": "It seemed like he reached down": Interviews with striking sanitation workers present at Mason Temple, from the doc.u.mentary Interviews with striking sanitation workers present at Mason Temple, from the doc.u.mentary Roads to Memphis Roads to Memphis, Insignia Films, for the PBS program American Experience American Experience, WGBH, Boston.

311 "I was full of joy": "I was full of joy": Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 425.

312 Ivan Webb: Ivan Webb: FBI interview with Webb, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent Bauer, out of the FBI's Memphis field office. FBI interview with Webb, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent Bauer, out of the FBI's Memphis field office.

313 "He was like a kid again": "He was like a kid again": Interview with Kyles, Interview with Kyles, Roads to Memphis Roads to Memphis.

314 "Senator!": "Senator!": Author interview with Georgia Davis Powers, May 7, 2008, Louisville. Author interview with Georgia Davis Powers, May 7, 2008, Louisville.

315 "I didn't idolize him": "I didn't idolize him": Ibid. Ibid.

316 "Senator, our time together": "Senator, our time together": Georgia Davis Powers, Georgia Davis Powers, I Shared the Dream I Shared the Dream, p. 227.

CHAPTER 21.

A ROOM WITH A VIEW.

317 "Oh, I'll come back later": "Oh, I'll come back later": FBI interview with the New Rebel Motel laundress Sadie McKay, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent John Bauer, out of the FBI's Memphis field office, Hughes Collection. FBI interview with the New Rebel Motel laundress Sadie McKay, conducted on April 11, 1968, by Special Agent John Bauer, out of the FBI's Memphis field office, Hughes Collection.

318 "beer house": "beer house": James Earl Ray's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), James Earl Ray's testimony in House Select Committee on a.s.sa.s.sinations (hereafter HSCA), Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 1, p. 101.

319 "Soon it will all be over": "Soon it will all be over": Interview with James Earl Ray's brother Jerry Ray, in McMillan, Interview with James Earl Ray's brother Jerry Ray, in McMillan, Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin Making of an a.s.sa.s.sin, p. 299.

320 tumbledown rooming house: tumbledown rooming house: My description of Brewer's flophouse is drawn from multiple sources, including Memphis Police Department crime scene photographs, newspaper and magazine accounts from 1968, and Memphis Police Department and FBI interviews with Brewer and her rooming house guests, as well as my own visits to the rooming house, which is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum. My description of Brewer's flophouse is drawn from multiple sources, including Memphis Police Department crime scene photographs, newspaper and magazine accounts from 1968, and Memphis Police Department and FBI interviews with Brewer and her rooming house guests, as well as my own visits to the rooming house, which is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum.

321 "Got any vacancies?": "Got any vacancies?": My account of Galt's checking in to Brewer's rooming house is primarily drawn from FBI interviews with Brewer, especially the initial bureau interview conducted on April 5, 1968, by Special Agent Robert Boyle, Hughes Collection. I also relied on a number of Memphis Police Department statements: "Statement of Mrs. Bessie Ruth Brewer," April 4, 1968; "Statement of Jewell G. Ray, Captain of the Memphis Police Department," April 17, 1968; and "Statement of James Vincent Papia, Lieutenant with the Memphis Police Dept.," April 16, 1968. Finally, I drew from my own interviews with Jewell Ray on February 13, 2009, and with James Papia on March 2, 2009. My account of Galt's checking in to Brewer's rooming house is primarily drawn from FBI interviews with Brewer, especially the initial bureau interview conducted on April 5, 1968, by Special Agent Robert Boyle, Hughes Collection. I also relied on a number of Memphis Police Department statements: "Statement of Mrs. Bessie Ruth Brewer," April 4, 1968; "Statement of Jewell G. Ray, Captain of the Memphis Police Department," April 17, 1968; and "Statement of James Vincent Papia, Lieutenant with the Memphis Police Dept.," April 16, 1968. Finally, I drew from my own interviews with Jewell Ray on February 13, 2009, and with James Papia on March 2, 2009.

322 Charlie Stephens: Charlie Stephens: FBI interview with Stephens, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents John Bauer and Stephen Darlington, Hughes Collection. FBI interview with Stephens, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents John Bauer and Stephen Darlington, Hughes Collection.

323 Grace Walden: Grace Walden: FBI interview with Grace Stephens, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents Bauer and Darlington, Hughes Collection. FBI interview with Grace Stephens, conducted on April 4, 1968, by Special Agents Bauer and Darlington, Hughes Collection.

CHAPTER 22.

THE MAN IN 5B.

324 ordered a mess of fried Mississippi River catfish: ordered a mess of fried Mississippi River catfish: My account of King's last meal comes from Abernathy, My account of King's last meal comes from Abernathy, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, p. 437. See also Abernathy's testimony in HSCA, Appendix Reports Appendix Reports, vol. 1, p. 32, and Abernathy's oral history in Raines, My Soul Is Rested My Soul Is Rested, p. 468.

325 they demanded ten thousand dollars: they demanded ten thousand dollars: Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 432.149 326 "Hosea, no one will be on our payroll": "Hosea, no one will be on our payroll": Garrow, Garrow, Bearing the Cross Bearing the Cross, p. 622.

327 "I don't negotiate with brothers": "I don't negotiate with brothers": Branch, Branch, At Canaan's Edge At Canaan's Edge, p. 760.

328 Cabbage stormed out: Cabbage stormed out: Honey, Honey, Going Down Jericho Road Going Down Jericho Road, p. 432.