Andersons & Claytons Memorial

Historical marker location:

Jackson, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of S. Highland Ave. (Tennessee Route 5) and E. Baltimore Street, on the right when traveling south on S. Highland Ave..)

Marker installed: 2013

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.