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senior generations need to stay with it. it s something that the this nation needs to recognize as an important thing to understand why it happened. it is not like the fourth of july. alicia: right. you re exactly right. faith morris, unfortunately i m out of time but thank you for being here today to discuss this important moment in our country. absolutely. alicia: take care, griff. griff: alicia, ahead of father s day, we will bring you a father and son who loved playing online games and used past time to make a difference in children s lives next.
NCRM commemorates 53 years since assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
NCRM remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 53rd anniversary of his death By Chris Luther | April 4, 2021 at 9:47 PM CDT - Updated April 4 at 11:00 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - This Easter coincided with the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Civil Rights Icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The National Civil Rights Museum and local community activists remembered King and all he stood for.
Fifty-three years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on the balcony of the second story of the Lorraine Motel.
Sunday, civil rights icons, experts and community leaders remembered that day and the lessons from the civil rights movement can still be applied today
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National Civil Rights Museum president leaves mark on site
by John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Associated Press
Posted Jan 30, 2021 10:55 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 30, 2021 at 10:58 am EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. In November 2014, Terri Lee Freeman became president of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.
Two years later, the Smithsonian Institution opened its much-heralded National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington.
The following year saw the arrival of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson.
In April of the next year came the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.