Rutherford County Courthouse

Historical marker location:

20 Public Square, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of North Public Square and North Church Street, on the left when traveling west on North Public Square.)

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.