Memphis man recounts teenage days aiding worker’s strike during King’s last visit to the city
At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a ...
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Civil rights icon John Lewis discusses his first meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
From #kunhardtfilmfoundation Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was ...
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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
Recent travelers agreed the National Civil Rights Museum should be at the top of anyone's list of things to see in Memphis. Housed in the Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was ...
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Witness to Martin Luther King Jr. assassination speaks out
Mary Ellen Ford was a 21-year-old cook at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel in April 1968, when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. checked in to the Tennessee motel for the last time. King, who was in ...
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The Manhunt for James Earl Ray
On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King while he was standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN. The ensuing manhunt would last more than two months and span five ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When did it become a holiday? What to know about his assassination
Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.
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Holly McCall
An award-winning columnist, Holly McCall is a fixture in Tennessee media and politics, with decades of experience. She began ...
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J. Holly McCall
The Idaho Capital Sun is the Gem State’s newest nonprofit news organization delivering accountability journalism on state ...