National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel Reviews (Memphis, Tennessee)

Honoring the Past

Charlotte, North Carolina

June 19, 2010

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Best of IgoUgo Even though I was only 3 when Dr. King was murdered, I remember my mom being so upset since he had admired his great man for many years. Growing up she told me about this great man named Dr. Martin Luther King and what he did. I have admired this ...Read more

From journal A Wicked Weekend in Memphis

National Civil Rights Museum

by megjay

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

August 30, 2006

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The National Civil Rights Museum is a must see while in Memphis. It is located in the actual hotel where Martin Luther King was shot. You can see what his hotel room looked like when he stayed there and the balcony he was shot from. They also ...Read more

From journal Memphis Fun

National Civil Rights Museum

by hjb

Devizes, United Kingdom

July 14, 2006

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Very interesting and moving experience.

We were glad to be able to take my children and try and make them understand the things that went on.

Experienced a tornado warning whilst visiting and the staff were very helpful and efficient.

From journal Memphis Experience

National Civil Rights Museum

by mre16

Easton, Maryland

August 4, 2005

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The National Civil Rights Museum is riveting for all Americans of all races and cultures. The museum is set in the exact location of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lorraine Hotel. The museum goes into great depths ...Read more

From journal Musical Memphis

The National Civil Rights Museum

by DrewD

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

April 25, 2005

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Unfortunately, the museum itself was closed that day, but just walking around the Lorraine Motel grounds sends shivers down your spine. All Americans of all races should visit at least once in there lives. I've been by many times over the years, ...Read more

From journal Memorial Day in Memphis

National Civil Rights Museum

by dwsmith78

St. Louis, Missouri

January 7, 2005

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This well-done museum tells the story of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States chronologically, through larger-than-life displays, interactive exhibts, and relics (including a burned-out, fire-bombed bus) that can even cause a white ...Read more

From journal Walkin' in Memphis with the Family

National Civil Rights Museum

by marciadarnell

Murray, Kentucky

August 19, 2001

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On the site of the old Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, this museum is devoted to all aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. Some of the subjects covered are the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Little Rock High ...Read more

From journal Memphis, More than Elvis

The National Civil Rights Museum

by Soulsearcher

Inglewood, California

March 16, 2001

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Best of IgoUgo This was the most poignant of museums that I visited. This museum traces the struggles of the civil rights movement in this country and it is housed in The Lorraine Hotel, which is the place that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated. As you ...Read more This was the most poignant of museums that I visited. This museum traces the struggles of the civil rights movement in this country and it is housed in The Lorraine Hotel, which is the place that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated. As you enter the courtyard to the museum you see two cars that have remained parked in the same spot since that fateful day, April 4, 1968 and the memorial reef that sits on the balconey. As you enter there is a huge black granite wall that shows people climbing a moutain and inscribed with text. You then move to an area that begins to trace the struggles of african -americans in this country dating back to slavery. There are numerous areas that have audio and video presentations, a Klan Outfit in a glass case, and voices of everyday people who took part in the struggle. There is a section of the Greyhound bus that was bombed while Freedom riders were on it. There is the bus that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on which you can enter. As you board there is a life size statue of the bus driver in his seat and another of Mrs. Parks in hers and an audio to the exchange between them. There is a cell that is set up the same as the one MLK, Jr. was in when arrested in Montgomery and a copy of the letter that he sent his wife. There are so many exhibits that bring the struggle to life that they would be too many to name but these two must be mentioned. The "I am a Man" exhibit that chronicles the Memphis Garbage strike which brought Dr. King, to Memphis has a truck and a ton of garbage around life sized picketers. I shed tears throughout this museum because it is so intense and powerful to see. Then there is the final place on the tour, The King Room, which is where he stayed before he was killed. It is the same as it was the day he was killed and it was at this point that I broke down and had to be consoled. I remember the day MLK, Jr. was killed and the reaction of my family and as I heard the song, "Precious Lord Take MY Hand" playing I remembered vividly the reactions of my great-grandmother, my aunts, uncle's and cousins as we were all gathered as a family and my grand mother and mother who joined us later. I remembered my confusion as a 7 year old child to see the people I loved the most in the world crying because of his death. The tour drained me emotionally but I believe this is a must see. History come alive. It is $6.00 for adults and the museum is open six days a week, closed on Tues. except in Feb.. Close

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