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At the time, the city's hotels were racially segregated, and opposing team members were lodged at the funeral home. [1] [2] Lewis' sons Clarence Lewis and Robert Lewis Jr. took over the family business. Robert Lewis Jr. became a business leader in Memphis, and was noted for his efforts at establishing T. O. Fuller State Park. Other noted ...
On 28 August 1852, fifty prominent Memphis citizens each contributed $500 for stock certificates in order to purchase 40 acres (160,000 m 2) of land for the cemetery; they envisioned that this land would be a park for the living as well as the dead, where family outings, picnics, and social gatherings could occur. It was meant to be a place ...
A lawyer at the top Memphis firm of Burch Porter & Johnson since 1961, Cody represented Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when the civil rights leader was in Memphis, in support of the city’s striking ...
It is located at 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Different species of trees of different ages, as well as bushes, can be found throughout the cemetery, enhancing the atmosphere of a park-like setting. The cemetery is noted for its Crystal Shrine Grotto, a hand-built cave depicting Biblical scenes built by artist Dionicio Rodriguez.
On the evening of January 31, 2023, a ceremony and press conference with Nichols's family was held at the Mason Temple Church in Memphis, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his final speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop" in 1968. [126] Nichols's funeral was held the next day at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis. [126]
About 100 people gathered to show their support for Palestine and to call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war during a rally on Thursday, Nov. 23, at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis.
Lewie Ford (1889-1931) started the family funeral business and became allied with E.H. Crump, an influential white politician in Memphis and the state in the early 20th century. Newton Jackson Ford (1914–1986) was an undertaker and businessman, and his wife Vera (Davis) Ford (1915–1994), were prominent members of the African-American community.
Margaret Polk (1922–1990), namesake of Memphis Belle [23] Elvis Presley (1935–1977), American rock and roll artist and actor (his body was moved to Graceland shortly after burial) [24] Frank Trimble (1840–1915), merchant and real estate businessman [25] Kemmons Wilson (1913–2003), founder of the Holiday Inn hotel chain [26]