UPDATED 02-04-2023
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| The Lorraine Motel where MLK Jr. was assassinated. |
We finished the civil rights portion of our travels in Memphis, Tennessee at the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel. We normally go through museums quickly but this one was very well done and we spent nearly two hours making our way from slavery to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Wife was coming down with something so on the way out of Memphis we stopped at a drugstore for pain relievers and cough drops. Hopefully a hot shower and a good night's sleep will get her through this.
Photos can be found in my 2023-01 Key West Roadtrip Google Photos album.
The museum, located next to the Lorraine Motel where MLK Jr. was killed, gives the place more meaning. As you work your way through the museum, knowing what is coming at the end, gives more importance to all the exhibits.
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| True then and true now. |
The relatively short drive to St. Louis, Missouri was uneventful except for the fact the temperature dropped as we went further north. At one point we had freezing mist on our windshield. Fortunately for us it looks like the approaching freezing rain will stay south of St.Louis and shouldn't slow us down tomorrow.
Tomorrow we visit the Gateway Arch before driving home. Tomorrow night we will be in our own beds.
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