Today the museum celebrates 32 years of inspiring change and preserving history! 📽️🏛️ Dive into a few brief captivating facts about our museum with this amazing video shared by sallymcmullin before you plan your visit! 🗺️ 🤎 ‘BLACK HISTORY We Should All Know’ 👉🏾 In 1991 The Lorraine Motel became the National Civil Rights Museum 👉🏾 It was built in 1925 and was for whites only 👉🏾 In 1940s it became one of the only hotels that would accommodate Black people 👉🏾 Because of its history in Memphis Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. chose to stay there 👉🏾 sources: nps.gov + civilrightsmuseum.org 📸 Dav Greg #BlackHistory #BlackFacts #BlackStories #LorraineMotel #MLK #CivilRights #MartinLutherKingJr #Memphis