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450 Mulberry Street
Memphis, TN 38103
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+1 901 521 9699
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Neighborhood :
Downtown
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/ - Mon to Sat from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM,Sun from 01:00 PM to 05:00 PM
While speaking on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. You can relive history here by visiting the balcony and Dr. King's room, restored as it was when he was here to support the Sanitation Worker's strike. Through interactive multimedia exhibits you participate in the civil rights movement and learn its history from the 1600s through Rosa Parks and the freedom riders until today.
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The National Civil Rights Museum was great except it had a narrow focus upon civil rights. Very little was mentioned about current events, and the museum...
Really interesting and informative museum. The coolest part for me, was seeing where MLK was shot. That's a huge piece of history right there. I'd recommend it.
Its a MUST SEE in Memphis. I have been a handful of times and everytime its just breathtaking! I cry everytime I get to where MLK Jr actually died bc it...
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“Better Time spent elsewhere.”
At this point of my trip, I have visited with great pleasure and enjoyment Graceland, the Stax Museum, Sun Studios, and unfortunately this muse...
“Just go!”
Be prepared for huge amount of information! It may be tiring that there is no chair for relaxing in between. more
“great history lesson”
The information at the museum was incredible and really informative. I was a kid living in NY and after going through the exhibit, realized tha...
“Strange tribute”
I'm of an age to be part of the civil rights movement graduating from high school in '63. And it broke my heart to hear Dr. King had been murde...
“Great information, poor crowd control”
When we arrived at the National Civil Rights Museum, there was a line snaking out the door, in the heat. No one seemed to know if this was the ...
“Do Not Miss!!”
You really must include this as part of your Memphis itinerary. The museum is awesome! We spent 3.5 hours and thoroughly enjoyed it as it was v...
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The best musem in Tennessee!!!!!
This has got to best the most historical persentation of the civil rights movement in the United States. It is a "must see" spot for every Amer...
dumb
why bring it up? whats the point? talk about the past, live in the past.
Freedom's High Price
To stand where the most important martar of moderd times life ended is emotionally overwhelming but an experiance I will always remember. It is...
amazing place to visit
The Civil Rights Museum is an excellent place to visit, it gives you chills to think that such a wonderful person was killed here in my hmoetow...
A Must See
I wasn't able to do the tour but just being outside the L. Hotel was amazing. Seeing a true piece of history makes you think on the positive s...
Would do it again!
OMG, this place is awesome. I really wasn't expecting what I got. I did the audio tour with Rubie Dee & Ossie Davis doing the narration. It ...
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Must-see in Memphis by Mary P. at InsiderPages
The Civil Rights Museum has a lot of history, obviously because the museum is constructed around the hotel at which Dr. King was shot.
Great Outing for Adults and Older Kids... by Jennifer B. at InsiderPages
The National Civil Rights Museum is housed in the old Lorraine Motel- the hotel where Martin Luther King Junior was shot and died. They have r...
History Comes to Life by A P. at InsiderPages
Located at the historic Lorraine Motel, the National Civil Rights Museum revives a painful and important history in downtown Memphis. The muse...
What an interesting place! by Wendy H. at InsiderPages
If you go to Memphis as a tourist you really should visit the National Civil Rights Museum. It is well worth the money! It is the former loca...
The Lorraine Motel, the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, is now a museum documenting the Civil Rights Movement.
Overview A civil rights timeline notes the struggles of the movement, concentrating on the influential events of the 1950s and 1960s. Ten-
New Wing - Go Again and Again
My friend and I were lucky enough to be in Memphis on vacation at the same time the new wing that incorporates James Earl Ray's boarding house ...
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