Emory Road

Historical marker location:

Blaine, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Emory Road (Tennessee Route 331) and Blaine Drive, on the left when traveling west on Emory Road.)

Marker installed: 1940

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.