The U.S. Civil Rights Trail stops in 15 states, few as chilling as Mississippi. Just driving along the miles of Delta…
Civil Rights
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Martin Luther King Jr. fought for more than just racial justice. In fact, during his final days, a sanitation workers’ strike for better pay and safer working conditions brought the famed civil rights leader to Memphis.
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Leadership Memphis will host Terri Freeman, president and CEO of the National Civil Rights Museum, as the guest speaker at its 10th Annual Multicultural Breakfast, which will be held November 3 at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis.
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Recognized since 1979 as an important location locally, Clayborn Temple, formerly known as Second Presbyterian Church, was orginally listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its Romanesque Revival design. However, the National Register reclassified the building as “nationally significant” for its role in the civil rights movement.
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Fifty years ago, the world suffered a tremendous loss with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a tragedy that happened here in Memphis at Downtown’s Lorraine Motel.