Established in 1841 in Memphis, Beale Street featured black-owned businesses and became a place where Blacks could work and enjoy themselves during segregation.
The street in Memphis' downtown was the site of the march led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that turned violent in March 1968. The civil rights leader was killed in Memphis April 4, 1968, when he returned to lead a march in support of striking sanitation workers.
WDIA was the first station in the country programmed for the black community.
Located on Museum Row in Louisville, the Muhammad Ali Center features exhibits centered on the boxer's influential life and career. Formerly known as Cassius Clay, Ali was born in Louisville and died in 2016 at age 74.
The SEEK Museum recognizes the work of Alice Allison Dunningham with a life-size statue and an exhibit. Dunnigan was the first black woman admitted to the press corps for the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court.
--RoadDog
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