Take a walk through history and you too might have a dream of a better world.
Memphis has been an important city for the Civil Rights Movement, so much so that the National Civil Rights Museum is located here. Built around the Lorraine Motel it is a place that you must spend time if you visit the southern states. You will learn much about the slavery, segregation and inequality that is such an important aspect of not just the history but also of modern life in the USA.
Find out about Jim Crow Laws, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and the long marches and demonstrations of the 1960s.
Of course the life of Dr. Martin Luther King is thoroughly documented in the exhibitions. Visitors leave in no doubt that his life and legacy has been more important than that of any President in modern times.
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