Suffering and Survival

Historical marker location:

Kingsport, Tennessee

( Marker can be reached from James H Quillen Parkway (Interstate 26 at milepost 5).)

<i>Civil War in Sullivan County</i>.

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.