The Lorraine Motel - site of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr

The Lorraine Motel, located at 450 Mulberry Street downtown Memphis, is where Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. On April 4, 1968, he stepped out on the balcony outside Room 306 where he stayed and as King turned around to return to his room, a bullet hit him from behind and struck him down.
James Earl Ray was convicted for having shot him from the brick building across the street. However, he kept claiming he was innocent, strengthening the conspiracy theories.
The Lorraine Motel also holds a special place in music history. Stax recording studio was located nearby and their artist often stayed at the Lorraine. Some of the well-known singers who stayed there are Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Wilson Pickett.
It’s said that a few classic songs from the 60s’ where written here too, such as In the Midnight Hour and Knock on Wood.

[@maximuscountryboy4785]

Omg everything is still dere like he left it😢😢😢

[@thekidveto]

What does the building the shots came from look like

[@Miguel_aj24]

It’s the building that appears at 0:40

[@edgarcruz7478]

Damn pretty sad

[@Limewave]

Agree!

[@annehunt7091]

I visited the Lorraine Motel in the early middle 1990s in Memphis, Tennessee where "Dr. Martin Luther King", was assassinated when I was a kid at Bale Elementary School for a class field trip with my school teachers, classmates, and bus driver iver------

[@rosalopez_1620]

OMG that's si sad😭😭😭😭😭

[@brunostiglitz7535]

Imagine not knowing that the king has died in room 306 - you’re travelling through Memphis and book this particular room ..

[@Limewave]

It's been a museum since 1991, but I'm not sure if you could stay in that room before that. But, would be a bit strange if you got that room for a night unknowing the history right?

[@janellebrown2494]

Can you exercise a federal agent?

[@desmondsmommy1]

What happened

[@Limewave]

If you're asking about the assassination, this is probably a good source of information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.

[@brunostiglitz7535]

It literally says in The titles