Strand Theatre

Historical marker location:

4 E Washington Ave, Athens, Tennessee

( Marker is on East Washington Avenue just west of North Jackson Street (Business U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west.)

4 E. Washington Ave.

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.