History
National Civil Rights Museum
Memphis, Tennessee
About
The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee is built around the site where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The museum traces the history of the American civil rights movement from the era of slavery through King's assassination and its aftermath, with a collection of over 260 artifacts and interactive exhibits that immerse visitors in the movement's defining moments.
Highlights & Things Not to Miss
Room 306
The motel room Dr. King occupied the night of his death
Freedom Rides Gallery
The story of the dangerous 1961 bus rides into the South
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit inside a 1955 Montgomery city bus at the moment it changed history