Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A historic Black church in ...

Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is also on-site ... of the city center and a half-mile northeast of MARTA's King Memorial train station on the Blue and Green Lines.