National Civil Rights Museum opens $55M ‘Legacy Experience’

By , Daily Memphian Published: May 16, 2026 2:27 PM CT

NCRM officially unveiled its $55 million renovation of the former boarding house where James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968.

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Jody Callahan

Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.


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