Bishop William McKendree

Historical marker location:

843 South Broadway, Portland, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of South Broadway (State Highway 109) and West Longview Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway.)

1757-1835.

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.