National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel

The National Civil Rights Museum opened in 1991 and is located at the former Lorraine Motel, the site where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The museum incorporates the preserved motel room and surrounding structures and presents exhibits documenting the U.S. civil rights movement from the 17th century through the present. It serves as an educational center with artifacts, oral histories, and multimedia displays related to civil rights struggle and legislation.