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National Civil Rights Museum: A Moving Tribute to MLK and the Civil Rights Struggle

National Civil Rights Museum: A Moving Tribute to MLK and the Civil Rights Struggle

Located partly within the Lorraine Motel, site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968, the National Civil Rights Museum offers a profound, immersive experience. Its exhibits trace the African American fight for freedom and equality from slavery's origins through the Civil Rights Movement, using King's life, legacy, and death as lenses to examine its history and ongoing influence.

The motel's iconic turquoise facade and two preserved rooms appear frozen in time from that tragic day. Exhibits extend across the street to the boardinghouse room where James Earl Ray likely fired the fatal shot. Allow at least half a day for this impactful visit.


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