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Clayborn Temple, a Memphis church hailed as an epicenter during the civil rights movement, has suffered significant damage after catching fire and burning during the early morning on April 28.
Clayborn Temple will be rebuilt. That was the message on May 28 as hundreds of people — civil rights leaders, Memphis officials, nonprofit directors, tourists and residents — stood before the ...
Firefighters outside the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the Civil Rights Movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., after it caught fire Monday, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. / ...
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King III reminded the crowd that Clayborn Temple served as the epicenter of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike, the final campaign of his father’s life.
The historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. Credit: AP/Karen Pulfer Focht ...
Firefighters douse the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., with water after it caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn ...
The historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., is seen after it was set on fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. Credit: AP/Karen ...
People who oversaw Clayborn Temple have not released future plans related to the historic church. Miller said Gallery Albertine is free to the public and located at 55 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103.
Firefighters douse the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., with water after it caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn ...
Firefighters douse the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., with water after it caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A fire last month that destroyed the historic Clayborn Temple was ruled on Wednesday as arson while investigators announced a person of interest in the investigation, the Memphis ...