The National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis)

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The National Civil Rights Museum is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is the modest but significant building of the former Lorraine Motel. In April 1968, American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr lived in room 306 of the hotel. He was assassinated on the hotel balcony.[1] After arduous efforts to raise funds, the museum opened in 1991, and in the appeal of the local opposition, they eliminated what they regarded as a "citizen shame". But while Lorraine represents a shameful memory of a difficult past for some people, for others it represents a highly identifiable view of racial identity and commemorative significance.[2]

In 2013 and 2014, the National Civil Rights Museum went through a broad $27.5 million remodel, exposing more than 40 new movies, adroit oral accounts, and intuitive media shows in a motivating, recently updated space. Stroll up the winding flight of stairs in the light-filled fabulous hall, and encircle the colossal 7,000-pound bronze sculpture by compelling artwork artist Michael Pavlovsky, Movement to Overcome, connoting progress against obstructions.

At the National Civil Rights Museum, visitors will experience shocking stories about those who persevere in cruel and merciless moments, those who inspire others to join the movement against social injustice, and those who work tirelessly to achieve extraordinary achievements. People who work hard, even if they look unrecognizable. Insurmountable adversity. For those who have laid the foundation for freedom, justice, and equality for future generations, museums are their living heritage.[3]

"The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) in Memphis, Tennessee, preserves what is arguably the most sacred site in the history of the American civil rights movement: the balcony of the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death by James Earl Ray.” [4]

Address: 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103-4214, USA. [5]

Background

  1. Stephanie Avila. From Motel to Museum: The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. 17 January 2020. theculturetrip.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  2. DEREK H. ALDERMAN and JOSHUA F. J. INWOOD. The National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee. 2015. www.jstor.org. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  3. EXPERIENCE 400 YEARS OF HISTORY AT THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM. www.memphistravel.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  4. Bernard J. Armada. Place Politics: Material Transformation and Community Identity at the National Civil Rights Museum. 2010. www.jstor.org. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  5. National Civil Rights Museum Tours and Activities. www.viator.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021