From his homeland in the South to unexpected places far beyond America's shores, here are some of the best places to go for a Martin Luther King Jr.-themed trip
Atlanta's neighborhoods: Best places to eat, drink and playCNN's Dana Bash travels to Memphis to the sites where Martin Luther King Jr. spent his final hours.
The nation was deep in turmoil and scarred by violence when King came to Memphis in March 1968 in support of striking sanitation workers. King and his group were booked at the Lorraine Motel, a safe and welcoming place to stay for black travelers at the time. On April 4, King was standing on the balcony outside of room 306 when he was shot and killed., where you can learn about the broad sweep of civil rights history as well as see the room where the man who changed America spent his final living hours.
. Opened since 1946, it serves Southern favorites such as fried chicken, turnip greens and lemon meringue pie .a new memorial and museumIt's difficult to overstate the impact of King's time in the segregated capital of Alabama during the mid-1950s.Today, Montgomery has numerous must-see civil rights attractions, including
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