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As Memphians came to mourn outside the remnants of Clayborn Temple, a message of rebuilding — bolstered by a $1.5 million ...
It’s been a little over a month since Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, was engulfed in flames in the early morning hours of April 28 — an act investigators now say was intentional.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil rights ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - One month ago, flames ripped through the historic Clayborn Temple, destroying the Memphis landmark that was a cornerstone in the Civil Rights movement. Wednesday night ...
The fire that destroyed the Clayborn Temple, a historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968, was intentionally set ...
The fire at Clayborn Temple, which was undergoing a yearslong renovation, was set in the interior of the church, the Memphis Fire Department said in a statement. Investigators are searching for a ...
Clayborn Temple in Memphis, largely destroyed by fire on April 28, will be rebuilt. A $1.5 million grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will support the reconstruction.