Showing posts with label Memphis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memphis. Show all posts

Mar 25, 2020

All the Way From Memphis

From the food to the music, Memphis is one of those distinct American cities that has a flavor all its own. Whether you're sampling 45s at Sun Studio, hanging out in the Jungle Room inside Graceland, memorializing the legacy of MLK at the Lorraine, or soaking up the neon on Beale Street - you can't visit Memphis, Tennessee without it leaving a lasting impression.

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography


Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography


Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography
Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography
Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography


Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography
Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography


Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography
Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography




Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography
Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Memphis Tennessee Travel Photography

Jan 21, 2019

National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel

Built around (and incorporating) the former Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee is both a showcase of the civil rights movement in the United States and a profound historic site.

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel


A wreath on the 2nd story of the former Lorraine Motel marks the location where MLK was fatally shot on April 4, 1968 out front of room 306. Down to the placement of the vintage cars out front of the motel, it is like standing inside a historic photograph. The National Civil Rights Museum does an excellent job of bridging the history of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, and modern day themes that still resonate in discussion today. 

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
My visit to the Lorraine Motel in Memphis had me reflecting on several other linked experiences, like seeing Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace and church in Atlanta, Georgia or sitting on the same bus as Rosa Parks at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Visiting places like this can be heavy and sobering experiences, however they are also reminders to always look for those who are doing good. As Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." 

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel



National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel


National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
The spot where MLK was shot at the Lorraine Motel.




National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
Room 306.

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel

National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel
National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel





National Civil Rights Museum Memphis Lorraine Motel