Today marks 49 years since the death of Martin Luther King Jr. The Civil Rights leader was assassinated on the balcony of his Lorraine Motel room in Memphis on April 4, 1968. The single shot was fired killing King, who was planning to lead a peaceful march in support of striking sanitation workers. There will […]
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis plans to open the balcony where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to the public. The museum was built around and includes the old Lorraine Motel, where King was staying when he was assassinated in 1968. Visitors had been able to see the balcony where King was shot […]
President Obama traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School, the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. Booker T. Washington was one of three nationwide finalists in the contest, which was created as part of Obama’s goal for the U.S. to have […]
President Obama traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School, the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. Booker T. Washington was one of three nationwide finalists in the contest, which was created as part of Obama’s goal for the U.S. to have […]
