National Civil Rights Museum

The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings that trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present. The museum is built around the former Lorraine Motel, which was the site of the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The museum exhibits a number of vehicles of historic value, including an International Harvester garbage truck, James Earl Ray's 1966 white Ford Mustang, and a re-creation of the burned shell of a Greyhound bus used by Freedom Riders. The museum also displays exhibits from the Civil Rights Movement, including the room in which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resided in April 1968. The museum educates the public on the Civil Rights Movement and its influence on human rights movements worldwide, making it a great place to visit with family and friends to learn about this important part of history