Memphis

King Jr. Murder Abstract ???????? ?On 4th April in the year 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to his death by an assassin sniper. On the evening of that fateful day, Dr. King was murdered while standing on the Lorraine Motel balcony in Memphis Tennessee. The suspected assassin was James Earl Ray, and therefore he was arrested and charged for committing this heinous crime. Ray pleaded guilty to committing the crime and was sentenced to ninety-nine (99) years in prison. The media…

North Memphis District Crime is everywhere, no matter what district, city or state. Crime is one event that will continuously occur in all our lives. North Memphis is abounding with enduring chaos, poverty, scarce jobs, and unfit living conditions. This particular neighborhood is known as the Bay area. The North Memphis District is primarily African American and for the most part poor. The vast majority of people who live in this area is beneath the poverty line. Whenever people live beneath…

The Kings of the Music Industry Two of America’s all time music icons, Elvis Presley “The King of Rock and Roll” and Michael Jackson “The King of Pop” and how they changed the music industry. Elvis Presley was born on Jan 8, 1935 to Gladys and Vernon Presley in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Unfortunately at the time of birth Elvis’s twin brother Jesse was stillborn, and Elvis grew up an only child. While Michael Jackson was born on Aug 29, 1958 to Katherine and Joe Jackson in Gary Indiana.…

2018 will make thirteen years as a commissioned officer for the Memphis Police Department. My rank is patrolman and I am assigned to the uniform patrol division at the Crump Station. In uniform patrol I am responsible for enforcing local, state, and federal regulations as well as proactively policing the community. I am responsible for ensuring public safety by protecting and serving the citizens of Memphis, and it is visitors(Memphis Police Department, 2018). My department has not been…

Analyzing the West Memphis Three On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-old boys, Micheal Moore, Christopher Byers, and Steve Branch were reported missing. Shortly afterward, their bodies were found in the woods of West Memphis, Arkansas. Not only, but all three of the bodies were naked, bloodied, and mangled. It was not the average murder case, all three of the bodies appeared to have been tortured prior to their death. As a result, the grieving and horrified West Memphis community, quickly and…

Memphis,One of the most important cities in the ancient world. Around 3000 years before christ, Egyptian divided the area around Nile river into two kingdoms, the upper and lower Egypt. The king Menes was the first king who united the two kingdoms. Then, Memphis was founded to become the center of the kingdom. Memphis is greek words means “The White Wall”. The king of Egypt was called pharaoh and Egyptian believed that the pharaoh was the son of Re, god of Egypt. Memphis was located in the…

Abe Lincoln is Dead, and You are not Free: The Memphis Riot of 1866 and Its Roots in the Social Upheaval of the Reconstruction Nathin J. Birkrem Abstract On 1 May 1866 in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, an altercation between black Union soldiers and Memphis police officers started a chain reaction that eventually brought about what has come to be known as the Memphis Riots of 1866. The group of amicably intoxicated soldiers reacted negatively when told by a small group of officers to break…

Albert Greene, most commonly known as Al Green, is one of the most legendary soul singers of the 1970’s. It was his thrilling cries and moans, along with his Memphis soul sound, that made his singing famous. He began singing gospel at the age of nine with the Greene Brothers, a family quartet (Roling…). After being dismissed from the group by his father, at age 16 he formed a pop group with his high school friends. Though their first single did well, the follow-ups were unsuccessful, and the…

West of Memphis’ primarily highlights are the story of the crime and falls under showing a fault in the justice system. There are scenes set to show that the three men in prison are miserable, and the film makes appropriate use of that, but unfortunately, that does…

Donavan Anderson Mrs.Pinson English 4 9-16-14 Elvis Presley Starring in thirty-one movies, producing over 150 records and singles, one child, and having an 8 year unsuccessful marriage, Elvis Presley had a very great life set up in his hands, being a singer; songwriter; actor; veteran; husband; and father, but over time his strong drug abuse twisted his complete world around. Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a musician starting at the age of 10 and had spread his name around…