The Lorraine
Motel represents a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. On
April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated after
stepping onto a second-floor balcony at the motel in Memphis, Tenn.
It’s taken several months; millions of dollars and a lot of plans, but the National Civil Rights Museum is now open to the public after a major renovation. Read more
It’s taken several months; millions of dollars and a lot of plans, but the National Civil Rights Museum is now open to the public after a major renovation. Read more