The way National Civil Rights Museum president Terri Lee Freeman described it as the MLK50 commemorations began this week, the church bells would cascade when they rang Wednesday, April 4, starting at 6:01 p.m. – the moment Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot 50 years ago.

2. Last Word: Mason Temple 50 Years Later, Medical Pot Dies in Nashville and Fire - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Mason Temple still looks pretty much the same as it did in 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came there to give what would be his last speech – the Mountaintop speech – the night before his assassination. Tuesday evening, 50 years to the day that King gave that speech, the Church of God In Christ sanctuary was awash and aglow in multi-colored lights as a capacity invitation-only crowd gathered to mark the occasion.

3. King's Children See New Movements, Same Challenges 50 Years After Mountaintop - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The bright and multi colored lights at Mason Temple Church of God In Christ gave way for a few minutes Tuesday, April 3, to a single white spotlight on the empty pulpit of the South Memphis church and a recording of part of the speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered from the pulpit 50 years ago Tuesday.

4. ‘Revolutionary Times’ - Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hopes to prove him wrong in only one respect. The Rev. Bernice King has been talking about the quote from one of her father’s now institutionalized speeches for at least the last two years.

5. Last Word: Holder in Memphis for MLK 50, EDGE Sets a Date and South City Moves - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The week of MLK50 commemorations began Monday with a speech by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the arrival Monday afternoon of Rev. Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Meanwhile, Monday's day of free admission to the museum, underwritten by FedEx drew a long line. It also drew some remote trepidation that tends to make the situation seem worse than it is once you actually go there for yourself.

6. Events - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees holds the I AM 2018 “Mountaintop” Speech Commemoration Tuesday, April 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mason Temple. The program will include Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, the children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; ambassador Andrew Young; COGIC bishop Charles Blake; AFSCME president Lee Saunders; and other dignitaries. Seating at Mason Temple is by invitation only; overflow seating at Temple of Deliverance, 369 G.E. Patterson Ave., is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit iam2018.org.

7. MLK50 Events: A Roundup of Memphis Happenings - Saturday, March 31, 2018

Here's a selection of events in Memphis marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 sanitation workers' strike and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. April 3 is the 50th anniversary of King’s last speech – the “Mountaintop” speech at Mason Temple, while April 4 is the 50th anniversary of his assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

8. Visiting Memphis 50 Years After King's Assassination - Thursday, March 29, 2018

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Fifty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader's shocking murder on April 4, 1968, marked one of the most significant moments in U.S. history.

9. Dedication Of Plaza Among King Observances - Thursday, March 15, 2018

The city will formally dedicate a plaza in honor of the 1968 striking sanitation workers at an April 5 ceremony, one of numerous events surrounding the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.

10. MLK's Daughter, Bernice, Has Private Audience With Pope - Tuesday, March 13, 2018

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s surviving daughter had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday.

11. Hidden King - Friday, February 9, 2018

The LeMoyne-Owen College concert choir reprised the song Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. requested 50 years ago in one of his last conversations just before he was killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

12. Ram Truck Ad Using MLK Speech Draws Backlash - Tuesday, February 6, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) – A Ram truck ad that used a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., is drawing a backlash.

13. The Week Ahead: Oct. 16-22 - Monday, October 16, 2017

Hey, Memphis! Fall is definitely in the air now, as the slate of festivals and fun outdoor activities continue to roll on in the Bluff City. The Memphis Grizzlies open their 2017-2018 season at FedExForum against Tony Allen’s new team and don’t be surprised if you start seeing some ghosts and goblins by this weekend.

14. Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Unveiled in his Hometown - Tuesday, August 29, 2017

ATLANTA (AP) – The daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stood beside her father's newly unveiled statue Monday, just a few blocks from where he grew up, handing out hugs and telling each well-wisher: "It's about time."

15. King’s Daughter Among Freedom Award Recipients - Saturday, August 19, 2017

The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center and a groundbreaking South African jazz trumpeter and composer are the recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards.

16. NCRM Names Trio Of Freedom Award Honorees - Friday, August 18, 2017

The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center and a groundbreaking South African jazz trumpeter and composer are the recipients of the National Civil Rights Museum’s annual Freedom Awards.

17. Judicial Independence Focus of Law Symposium - Saturday, April 8, 2017

The Cecil C. Humphreys University of Memphis Law School Symposium will examine the concept of judicial independence.

The daylong symposium Friday, April 7, is titled “The Fragile Fortress” and will feature four federal judges, four legal scholars, a former U.S. attorney general and the chief justice of the Costa Rican Supreme Court.

18. U of M Law Symposium To Explore Judicial Independence - Wednesday, April 5, 2017

The Cecil C. Humphrey University of Memphis Law School Symposium will examine the concept of judicial independence.

The daylong symposium Friday, April 7, is titled “The Fragile Fortress” and will feature four federal judges, four legal scholars, a former U.S. attorney general and the chief justice of the Costa Rican Supreme Court.

19. Lawmakers Mark Civil Rights Act 50th Anniversary - Wednesday, June 25, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional leaders are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act by posthumously bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal upon Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King.

20. Civil Rights Museum Begins Renovation - Monday, November 19, 2012

The National Civil Rights Museum begins limiting access Monday, Nov. 15, to parts of the museum in phase one of its renovation.

And the 21-year-old institution will allow visitors access to the Lorraine Motel balcony where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and fatally wounded in 1968.

21. Judge Donald Gets Week Off to Busy Start - Thursday, September 8, 2011

U.S. District Judge Bernice Donald came back from the Labor Day holiday to a busy Tuesday.

Donald issued a ruling Tuesday, Sept. 6, in favor of Shelby County in a lawsuit filed by local strip clubs over a more restrictive regulatory setup that will govern adult-oriented businesses.

22. SCLC Names Isaac Farris as New President - Wednesday, August 17, 2011

ATLANTA (AP) – The Southern Christian Leadership Conference has named Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., as its president.

23. New & Improved - Friday, April 2, 2010

Just more than two years after being ravaged by a tornado, Hickory Ridge Mall will reopen this weekend under new ownership and having undergone millions in renovations.

The mall now will be a community center featuring retail components and eventually will include a medical center.

24. SCLC Official: Group Unfairly Removed Two Leaders - Wednesday, December 30, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference are asking an Atlanta court to determine whether officials who sanctioned the recent removal of two group leaders violated the civil rights group's constitution.

25. King Siblings Settle Lawsuit Over Estate - Wednesday, October 14, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - After more than 14 hours of discussion, the heirs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached a settlement late Monday that will keep the family from a public jury trial.

26. Prayers for Peaceful End to King Sibling Feud - Thursday, October 1, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - A follower of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday invoked the spirit of the civil rights icon and his wife, Coretta, in praying for a peaceful resolution to the legal battle among the King children.

27. Struggles Hamper Southern-Based Civil Rights Group - Monday, August 3, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) - The organization that gave birth to the modern civil rights movement is in danger of missing out on a chance to capitalize on the country's conversation on race, despite President Barack Obama's historic campaign and election.

28. Lawson Ponders Setting Record Straight About MLK and Memphis - Thursday, April 10, 2008

Forty years after he invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to come to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers, the Rev. James Lawson now feels the need to correct some parts of the story that ended with King's assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

29. 40 Years Later: Remembering a Tragedy in Memphis - Friday, April 4, 2008

Editor's Note: Senior reporter Bill Dries remembers where he was 40 years ago today, the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.

The first time I saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he was an image on a television screen. My brothers, my sister and I had been playing in our backyard one April afternoon when I heard the phone ring through the kitchen window screen. It was a brief phone call and when it was over we all hurried inside and turned on the television.

30. ABA to Bring Family Law Conference - Thursday, August 30, 2007

More than 200 attorneys from across the country will descend on Memphis in October for the American Bar Association's Family Law Conference, which will serve as the organization's national Continuing Legal Education (CLE) fall program.

31. Underutilized Downtown Properties Await Development - Tuesday, August 23, 2005

The 29-story Sterick Building at 8 S. Third St. was once the city's premier office building - and was the tallest structure in the region for several decades.

Today, the 350,883-square-foot building is vacant and faces the same plight of inactivity as nine other historic Downtown properties identified by the Center City Commission.

32. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, March 27, 2003
Memphis City Council member

Memphis City Council member Barbara Swearengen Holt hosts a summit at 6:30 p.m. today at Central Station to discuss Downtown development opportunities for African-Americans.

African-Americans and the Development Gam...

33. Archived Article: Back-calvary - Tuesday, March 26, 1996
03-26 Back-calvary The Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, youngest child of Coretta Scott King and the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will speak today at Calvary Episcopal Churchs ecumenical Lenten series. Cited by Ebony magazine as "one of the 50 lead...

34. Archived Article: Back - Monday, March 25, 1996
03-25 Back The Rev. Louise Upchurch Lawson, associate minister at Germantown Presbyterian Church, will speak today at 12:05 p.m. at Calvary Episcopal Churchs Lenten series. Lawson is known for her work in the areas of womens spirituality and Biblica...

35. Archived Article: Back - Wednesday, March 20, 1996
03-20 Back The Rev. Sanders L. Willson, senior minister at Second Presbyterian Church, will speak Thursday and Friday as part of Calvary Episcopal Churchs ecumenical Lenten series. Willson is a ninth-generation Tennessean whose interest in world mis...

36. Archived Article: Lent - Monday, February 26, 1996
2-26 religious stuff Author Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann will speak today and tomorrow as part of Calvary Episcopal Churchs Noonday Lenten series. Brueggemann, a professor at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., has written "Texts Unde...