<p>Now a National Civil Rights Monument, and best-known as the site where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee hosted not only civil rights leaders, but a range of famous musicians and black celebrities during its heyday. In our final episode, we learn about the motel’s owners, Walter and Loree Bailey, the efforts to preserve it as a national monument, and its complicated legacy as a symbol of both Black excellence and immense sadness.</p><p>Visit <a href="http://www.drivingthegreenbook.com/">www.drivingthegreenbook.com</a> or follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://www.twitter.com/greenbookpod">www.twitter.com/greenbookpod</a> for more, including bonus content, photos, and transcripts.</p><p>Driving the Green Book is now a book, available now from HarperOne! Get your copy of <i>Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance</i>, from your local independent bookstore, or from <a href="https://amzn.to/404yV0x">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/4908/9780063271968">Bookshop.org</a> on the web.</p><p>Explore the Green Book on our exclusive Apple Maps Guide at <a href="https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook">https://apple.co/explorethegreenbook</a>.</p><p>Listen to the show's Apple Music Playlist at <a href="https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook">https://apple.co/listentothegreenbook</a>.</p><p>Find recommended reading in Apple Books at <a href="https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection">https://apple.co/alvinhallcollection</a>.</p><p>To share your own Green Book stories with us, email <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>