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Lorraine Motel: The Balcony Where the Civil Rights Dream Was Shot

Explore the Lorraine Motel, the site of MLK’s assassination. Discover its history from Green Book sanctuary to the National Civil Rights Museum and sacred ground.

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Tennessee

Assassinations, civil rights battlegrounds, and cities where music and violence have always shared the same streets. Tennessee's dark history still echoes.

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Lorraine Motel: The Balcony Where the Civil Rights Dream Was Shot

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