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April 4, 1968: Photo taken inside Lorraine Motel shows Martin Luther King Jr.'s monogrammed briefcase left behind in his room. The photo shows his brush, his pajamas, a can of shaving cream and ...
The iconic photo captured just moments after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968. National Civil Rights Museum “I'm standing there.
Today is April 4, 2019. Fifty-one years ago today, on April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down by James Earl Ray while standing on the ...
To get inside the motel room for a good night’s rest, Anderson threw a rock at the window of that room and another to break the glass. The room is not one normally accessed by visitors, Dyson said.
The Lorraine Motel, located at 450 Mulberry Street, in downtown Memphis, opened its doors in the mid-twenties. It had sixteen rooms and stood just east of the Mississippi River. It was first named ...
The Lorraine Motel has been transformed into a museum dedicated to the civil rights movement. ... Inside is a statue of the woman who refused to give up her seat.
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, ...
The National Civil Rights Museum at The Lorraine Motel will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s annual event, Remembering MLK: The Man, The Movement, The Moment, on April 4, the 57th anniversary ...
Resting on the south edge of downtown Memphis, the motel is most recognized as the site of the April 4, 1968, assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. but holds infinite histories.
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, ...