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Elvis Presley's Graceland may be the best known tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, but the National Civil Rights Museum is the most powerful.

40 years ago civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King Jnr was assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. responds to inequality and helps to lead America's Civil Rights Movement.

Forty years have passed since 1968, a year which tested and transformed America in countless ways.

The southeast USA is important to Civil Rights history and a wonderful place to celebrate and honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Although it may be known for its popular nightlife, Memphis is a surprisingly family-friendly city.

This year Martin Luther King Jr Day will be celebrated on 19 January - the day before the historic presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.

Memphians welcome visitors with a litany of musical monikers: "Home of the Blues," "Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll," and "Graceland," the place Elvis Presley called home.