National Civil Rights Museum | Things to Do in Memphis, TN with Kids
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The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings that document the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. Built around the former Lorraine Motel, the infamous site where civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the museum features an array of multi-media and interactive exhibits, including photographs, short movies, storyboards, and several historic vehicles such as James Earl Ray's Ford Mustang, and a replica of the burnt-out Freedom Riders Greyhound bus.

The museum complex also includes Canipe's Amusement Store, the house where the murder weapon with James Earl Ray's fingerprints was found, and the brushy lot that stood between the rooming house and the motel.

450 Mulberry St, Memphis, TN 38103, Phone: 901-521-9699, website , Map

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