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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 rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m at age 39.
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 ...
It is most well known for being the hospital where Martin Luther King Jr. died at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 1968, an hour after he was shot at Lorraine Motel. [ 1 ] Erected in 1885 and operated by the Sisters of St. Francis, [ 2 ] St. Joseph's later became a Medical Center with 1,212 beds. [ 3 ]
By Kia Johnson MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - A half century ago, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to march in support of the city's striking sanitation workers. It was the last trip the ...
A half century ago, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to march in support of the city's striking sanitation workers.
The former "New Rebel Motel" in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray stayed here the evening of April 3, 1968. He murdered Martin Luther King, Jr. the next day. Date: 21 February 2011, 15:05: Source: South East Motel - Memphis, TN: Author: Paul Sableman
M.L.K. Reflection Park was rededicated 56 years after Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in Memphis. Special care is taken to keep the park pristine.
"The Witness" is a regular feature [2] at the National Civil Rights Museum that is situated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where a wreath marks the location of the balcony outside of Room 306 where King was standing when he was shot and period automobiles adorn the parking lot below.