- It was 50 years ago today that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Multiple events are planned in several cities across the United States today to honor his memory.
Watch the MLK Anniversary events today live from Nashville
What: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Remembrance and Commemoration Ceremony
Where: National Civil Rights Museum
CBSN will be covering various remembrance events around the country and will have interviews with civil rights activists throughout the day. Remarks are expected to be given from many civil rights icons, including:- Gina Belafonta, co-director of Sankofa
- Performance by Deborah Manning Thomas
- Rep. Barbara Lee, civil rights activist
- Performance by Kirk Whalum
- Remarks from several clergy members
- Performances by Patrick Dailey/105 Voices
- Lee Saunders, AFSCME
- Bernice King, minister and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Excerpts from MLK's Mountaintop speech
- 6:01 p.m. - Bell ringing and wreath laying
- 7:01 p.m. - Bells will toll across the nation 39 times to honor the number of years Dr. King lived.
Follow today's events through updates and video below:
Bells to ring out across U.S. marking moment King was shot
Bells will chime in Memphis and cities across the country beginning at 7:01 p.m. ET to mark the moment King was shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.More than 100 sites will participate in the commemoration, which has been organized by the National Civil Rights Museum. Participating cities have been asked to ring the bells 39 times -- once for each of the years King lived.The bells at the National Civil Rights Museum will begin ringing at 7:01 p.m. ET, followed by bells in Memphis and across the country at 7:05.New National Civil Rights Museum exhibit
NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUMThe National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis opened a new exhibit today entitled "MLK50: A Legacy Remembered." The exhibit reflects on the 50 years since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, featuring a collection of documents, rare photographs, FBI files and other items.According the the museum, the exhibit "uniquely examines King's relationship" to the city Memphis, including his many visits, the role of the Lorraine Motel and its owners. MLK50 recreates a timeline of Dr. King's movements in Memphis for the 48 hoursleading up to his death on April 4, 1968."Our goal is to provide a historical context for King's work during 1967 and 1968, as well as the events that took place in Memphis on April 3-4," said Noelle Trent, the museum's Director of Interpretation, Collections & Education.The National Civil Rights Museum opened in 1991 and is located at the former Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was assassinated. The museum's mission is to chronicle the American civil rights movement and encourage thoughtful debate for global civil and human rights issues today.
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