National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee is a must-see destination for anyone interested in the history of the civil rights movement in the United States. Located at the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the museum offers visitors a unique
The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. The museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Two other buildings and their adjacent property, also connected with the King assassination, have been acquired as part of the museum complex.