Overton Square

Historical marker location:

Memphis, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Cooper, on the right when traveling east on Madison Avenue.)

1969. Birth of the 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.