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D'Army Bailey, who set up museum on site of Martin Luther King Jr killing, dies D'Army Bailey, who set up museum on site of Martin Luther King Jr killing, dies
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D’Army Bailey, a lawyer and judge who helped preserve the Memphis hotel where the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated and turn it into the National Civil Rights Museum, died on Sunday. He was 73.D’Army Bailey, a lawyer and judge who helped preserve the Memphis hotel where the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated and turn it into the National Civil Rights Museum, died on Sunday. He was 73.
Adrienne Bailey said her husband died after a long illness, surrounded by family at Methodist hospital in Memphis.Adrienne Bailey said her husband died after a long illness, surrounded by family at Methodist hospital in Memphis.
Bailey led the fight to preserve the crumbling Lorraine Motel, where King was slain while standing on a balcony on 4 April 1968. King had stayed at the hotel while marching and making speeches on behalf of striking sanitation workers who were protesting against low wages and unsafe working conditions.Bailey led the fight to preserve the crumbling Lorraine Motel, where King was slain while standing on a balcony on 4 April 1968. King had stayed at the hotel while marching and making speeches on behalf of striking sanitation workers who were protesting against low wages and unsafe working conditions.
Bailey assembled donors to buy the hotel, which ultimately became the National Civil Rights Museum in 1991. The museum has since been extensively renovated.Bailey assembled donors to buy the hotel, which ultimately became the National Civil Rights Museum in 1991. The museum has since been extensively renovated.
Bailey also had small acting roles in several films, including The People vs Larry Flynt and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.Bailey also had small acting roles in several films, including The People vs Larry Flynt and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
A former US senator, Harold Ford Sr, called Bailey an “unwavering advocate for justice”. Former US congressman Harold Ford Sr called Bailey an “unwavering advocate for justice”.
“Our community was made better by his years of service, his stunning intellect and a deep appreciation for the rule of law,” he said. “We should all be thankful for his tireless efforts and leadership.”“Our community was made better by his years of service, his stunning intellect and a deep appreciation for the rule of law,” he said. “We should all be thankful for his tireless efforts and leadership.”
Bailey received his law degree from Yale and practised civil rights law in New York before moving to California. He served on the Berkeley, California, city council from 1971 until 1973.Bailey received his law degree from Yale and practised civil rights law in New York before moving to California. He served on the Berkeley, California, city council from 1971 until 1973.
He wrote The Education of a Black Radical: A Southern Civil Rights Activist’s Journey, 1959-1964 and Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Journey.He wrote The Education of a Black Radical: A Southern Civil Rights Activist’s Journey, 1959-1964 and Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Journey.