Acting
Billy Kyles
Born — Died
1934-09-26 — 2016-04-28
Place of birth
Shelby, Mississippi, US
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles was a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement and close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He served as a pastor at Monumental Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, from 1959 until his retirement in 2014. Kyles was involved in voter registration drives, helped to drive causes including integration of schools in Memphis, de-segregation of Memphis city buses and admittance for blacks in Memphis restaurants and movie theaters. Kyles was present on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel with Martin Luther King Jr. when King was assassinated in 1968. Kyles continued to be active in the civil rights movement, helping found a chapter of People United to Save Hu…
Known for
NRJon Brewer examines the history of blues music in America, marrying startling imagery and expert interviews with archival performances to fill in the gaps about the music itself, its origins and the impact it had and continues to have on popular music today.
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
5.5The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 is a 2008 American short documentary film created to honor the 40th annual remembrance of the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306
2008