Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is also on-site, but it is closed through ... center and a half-mile northeast of MARTA's King Memorial train station on the Blue and Green Lines.

A monument to Memphis' resilience became a symbol of its ongoing challenges when historic Clayborn Temple was ravaged by fire on April 28.

Few cities pack the history of Washington, DC. The US capital is the home to the country’s most important monuments and museums — it is, after all, where you’ll find the Washington Monument, the ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...