Lorraine Motel sign, Memphis

by | July 5, 1999 • 12:28 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > Lorraine Motel sign, Memphis Memphis, Tennessee — The former Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated (white wreath to the left of the sign on the second-floor railing), now houses the National Civil Rights Museum....

Civil Rights Museum protester Jacqueline Smith

by | July 5, 1999 • 12:26 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > Civil Rights Museum protester Jacqueline Smith Memphis, Tennessee — Jacqueline Smith was the last resident of the Lorraine Motel before it became the National Civil Rights Museum. She has been across the street from the museum at her...

MLK assassination: Memphis rooming house, protest

by | July 5, 1999 • 12:22 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > MLK assassination: Memphis rooming house, protest Memphis, Tennessee — The shot that killed Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. is said to have been fired by James Earl Ray through the fourth window from the right, a bathroom in Bessie...

Civil Rights Museum: MLK assassination memorial

by | July 5, 1999 • 12:18 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > Civil Rights Museum: MLK assassination memorial Memphis, Tennessee — National Civil Rights museum memorial of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel, where the museum is now located. Dr. King...

Memphis restaurant: Buns on the Run

by | July 5, 1999 • 9:01 am | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > Memphis restaurant: Buns on the Run Memphis, Tennessee — The restaurant Buns on the Run at 2150 Elzey Avenue, closed for the Independence Day holiday. See other posts...

Memphis Police on Beale Street

by | July 4, 1999 • 10:17 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > Memphis Police on Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee — Police officers watch Fourth of July revelers on Beale Street at Third Street, in front of Silky O’Sullivan’s (at left). See other posts...

Peabody Hotel rooftop party, Memphis

by | July 4, 1999 • 9:59 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > Peabody Hotel rooftop party, Memphis Memphis, Tennessee — Rooftop Fourth of July party atop the Peabody Hotel, with lighted sign and flag above the famous elevators used by ducks. See other posts...

4th of July, Confederate Park, Memphis

by | July 4, 1999 • 8:26 pm | Photos

< Previous Photos Next > 4th of July, Confederate Park, Memphis Memphis, Tennessee — Waiting for the Independence Day fireworks at Confederate Park on the Mississippi River. Confederate Park has since been renamed “Memphis Park.” See other posts...