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Coverage dated April 27, 2025

The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

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    The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire (opens The Republic)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers devastating fire (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    King was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest inhumane treatment.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.

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