I think this is an Ernest Withers photo a youthful Willie Mays and Hank Thompson in Memphis with Lou Chiozza, a Memphian who had played for the Phillies and Giants in the 1930s. Lou Chiozza somehow worked behind the scenes ensuring that Willie Mays and Hank Thompson went to the Giants. I think this photo was made at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was assassinated years later.
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