MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The nation will pause to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. There will be lots of events all across the Mid-South, including at the National Civil Rights Museum, ...
Admission to the National Civil Rights Museum is free on Jan. 19, in recognition of the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A longtime tradition sponsored by FedEx, the free admission ...
Memphis library workers, including those who staff the Benjamin Hooks Library, aren't granted civil service protections as other city workers are. (Photo: Memphis Public Libraries) As Memphis pauses ...
Across the United States, cities, civil rights groups, and various organizations are honoring and remembering Dr. King. Fifty-eight years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Feb. 17, 2026, at the age of 84. The Commercial Appeal is republishing some stories from Jackson's various visits to Memphis. This story originally published on April 4, ...
The National Civil Rights Museum is hosting a three-day free public commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that will conclude on April 4, the 58th anniversary of the day the civil rights leader ...