National Civil Rights Museum - Slave Trade

by Allen Beatty

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National Civil Rights Museum - Slave Trade

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Allen Beatty

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The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. The museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, which was the site of the assassination of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Two other buildings and their adjacent property, also connected with the King assassination, have been acquired as part of the museum complex.
The museum reopened in 2014 after renovations that increased the number of multi-media and interactive exhibits, including numerous short movies to enhance features. The museum is owned and operated by the Lorraine Civil Rights Museum Foundation, based in Memphis. The Lorraine Motel is owned by the Tennessee State Museum and leased long term to the Foundation to operate as part of the museum complex.
The Lorraine Motel is part of the complex of the National Civil Rights Museum.
On October 21, 2016, the museum was honored by becoming a Smithsonian Affiliate museum.
Many of the exhibits at the museum are emotional, evocative, and informative. Here we see an exhibit detailing how many years and how many slaves were effected. I had no idea how long it went on and how many were effected. Shame !!

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December 21st, 2018

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