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National Civil Rights Museum

  • August 30, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by megjay from Sheboygan, Wisconsin
The National Civil Rights Museum is a must see while in Memphis. It is located in the actual hotel where Martin Luther King was shot. You can see what his hotel room looked like when he stayed there and the balcony he was shot from. They also have a lot of other information on civil rights that is interesting.

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National Civil Rights Museum

  • July 14, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by hjb from Devizes, United Kingdom
Very interesting and moving experience.

We were glad to be able to take my children and try and make them understand the things that went on.

Experienced a tornado warning whilst visiting and the staff were very helpful and efficient.

From journal Memphis Experience

National Civil Rights Museum

  • August 4, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by mre16 from Easton, Maryland
National Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum is riveting for all Americans of all races and cultures. The museum is set in the exact location of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Hotel. The museum goes into great depths explaining the plight of black Americans during this tumultous time in our history, culminating in the assination of Dr. King. You CANNOT truly see Memphis until you visit this poignant display. You could easily spend 4+ hours in this museum perusing the events leading up to the death of Martin Luther King Jr., as well as the aftermath and investigation. In addition, the tour ends with an intensive exploration of many (if not all) civil rights milestones that lead up to the assassination of Dr. King.

From journal Musical Memphis

The National Civil Rights Museum

  • April 25, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by DrewD from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The National Civil Rights Museum

Unfortunately, the museum itself was closed that day, but just walking around the Lorraine Motel grounds sends shivers down your spine. All Americans of all races should visit at least once in there lives. I've been by many times over the years, and each time it touches me profoundly. "Early morning, April 4, a shot rings out in the Memphis sky. Free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride."

From journal Memorial Day in Memphis

National Civil Rights Museum

  • January 7, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by dwsmith78 from St. Louis, Missouri
This well-done museum tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States chronologically, through larger-than-life displays, interactive exhibts, and relics (including a burned-out, fire-bombed bus) that can even cause a white Southerner to pause and reflect. It also places the movement in America in the larger context of Civil Rights movements around the world. Since this is at the site of the assassination of MLK, Jr., there is a special emphasis on this, including a walk-through of the room in the hotel where he was killed and a separate exhibition and interpretive area in the boarding house that the fatal shot was fired on. Though it was pricey, it is done in such a way that neither my 5-year-old nor I was bored. In fact, she started asking thought-provoking questions, showing that the museum did teach something about the need for all to be treated fairly.

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