MEMPHIS, TN — Large portions of the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to ...

In 1949, the building was sold to an African Methodist Episcopal congregation and renamed Clayborn Temple, according to the release.Memphis sanitation workers started striking in February 1968 ...

In 1949, the building was sold to an African Methodist Episcopal congregation and renamed Clayborn Temple, according to the release.Memphis sanitation workers started striking in February 1968 ...

Clayborn Temple traces its roots to its cornerstone laid in 1891 when it was known as Second Presbyterian Church. During the Memphis sanitation workers' strike of 1968, the church's older ...

In 1949, the building was sold to an African Methodist Episcopal congregation and renamed Clayborn Temple, according to the release.Memphis sanitation workers started striking in February 1968 ...

In 1968, Clayborn Temple was a key organizing site for the Memphis sanitation strikes. For years, it sat shuttered and in disrepair. But a multimillion-dollar renovation could give it new life.

MEMPHIS, TN — Large portions of the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to ...

Firefighters douse the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., with water after it caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn — Clayborn Temple has long stood as a pillar of resilience and activism in Memphis history, and for many, it still does, even after Monday's fire damaged the landmark structure.

When Anasa Troutman first came to Memphis, she was unaware Clayborn Temple existed — let alone its history.. The New Jersey native came to Memphis to promote “Union: The Musical,” which was ...

MEMPHIS, TN — Large portions of the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to the city ...