Historical Marker
Robertson Avenue
Historical marker location:
5420 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is on Charlotte Avenue (U.S. 70) ΒΌ mile east of White Bridge Pike, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1935
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.