Historical Marker

Estes Kefauver

Historical marker location:
Madisonville, Tennessee
( Marker is on Tellico Street South near Kefauver Lane, on the left when traveling south.)

1903–1963.

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.