Historical Marker
Dr. Matthew Walker Sr.
Historical marker location:
1035 14th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of Jefferson Street and 14th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west on Jefferson Street.)
Marker installed: 2019
1906-1978.
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.