Historical Marker
Pathway Press
Historical marker location:
1080 Montgomery Ave NE, Cleveland, Tennessee
( Marker is on Montgomery Avenue NE north of 9th Street NE, on the right when traveling north.)
Southeast Tennessee Religious Heritage Trail.
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, was the site of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. The Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was staying, is now the National Civil Rights Museum.