Raleigh

Historical marker location:

Raleigh, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of James Road (Tennessee Route 15) and Old Austin Peay Highway, on the right when traveling west on James Road.)

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.