The Clayborn Temple Church in Memphis, with 130 years of history, went up in flames on April 28. The Downtown Memphis historic church and birthplace of an iconic Civil Rights Movement caught fire ...

Congress appropriated $18.8 million for projects in and around the Memphis area, including over $3 million toward the ...

Clayborn Temple, a Memphis church hailed as an epicenter during the civil rights movement, has suffered significant damage after catching fire and burning during the early morning on April 28.

Clayborn Temple will be rebuilt. That was the message on May 28 as hundreds of people — civil rights leaders, Memphis officials, nonprofit directors, tourists and residents — stood before the ...

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 Clayborn Temple hosted nightly meetings and the campaign’s iconic “I AM A MAN” posters were made in its basement. The temple was also a staging point for marches to City Hall.

The Clayborn Temple hosted nightly meetings and the campaign’s iconic “I AM A MAN” posters were made in its basement. The temple was also a staging point for marches to City Hall.

The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during a civil rights march in Memphis, Tenn., March 28, 1968.

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 ...

Clayborn Temple has closed again. This time, it's for an extensive renovation to the building where sanitation workers met to strike in 1968. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Historic Clayborn Temple is where MLK met with sanitation workers in 1968, who went on strike in response to deplorable wages and dangerous working conditions. ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 live stream.