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Fire destroys famed Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis: 'This really hurts'
The site was a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fire destroys Clayborn Temple, historic Memphis church with ties to MLK and Civil Rights Movement
Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968, caught fire ...
Tragic Clayborn Temple fire a 'devastating blow' to Memphis and civil rights history
A monument to Memphis' resilience became a symbol of its ongoing challenges when historic Clayborn Temple was ravaged by fire on April 28.
2,500-year-old lost city of Thonis-Heracleion discovered in Egypt
Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before ...
Inside look: How Clayborn Temple's renovation is helping to 'keep the history alive'
Civic leaders celebrated the completion of roof and stained-glass restoration at the historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis.
Memphis Church Destroyed in Major Blaze: What To Know
Clayborn Temple was at the center of the civil rights movement and where a march that brought Martin Luther King Jr. to the ...
What happened to Memphis' Clayborn Temple? What we know after fire destroys historic 130-year-old-church with Civil Rights legacy
The historic Clayborn Temple Church in Memphis caught fire early Monday morning. Here's what we know about the fire and ...
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A fire has destroyed Memphis' historic Clayborn Temple
The historic Clayborn Temple was destroyed in a Monday morning fire in Memphis. It was a landmark of the Civil Rights movement and was a gathering place of striking sanitation workers in 1968.