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MLK 50 YEARS: The Lorraine Motel – The site of King’s assassination

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On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. Dr. King was shot just after 6 PM. The Lorraine is now the National Civil Rights Museum. Here’s a look at the site today.