Historical Marker
Hells Half Acre
Historical marker location:
Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of James Robertson Parkway (U.S. 31) and 6th Avenue North, in the median on James Robertson Parkway.)
Marker installed: 2019
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.