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Lorraine Motel Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, which had long been popular with black musicians visiting Memphis. The motel is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum.

The Balcony at Lorraine Motel - Memphis, Tennessee
A wreath of red and white carnations marks the balcony outside room 306 on the second floor of the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Image credit: Holly Hayes