Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

This morning I visited the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. In 1968 Dr. King was in Memphis to support African American sanitation workers who were on strike to gain equal wages and better working conditions. The night before Dr. King's assassination, he gave his famous, "I've been to the Mountaintop" speech where he foretold his own death. On Thursday, April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. Dr. King was shot while he stood outside of room 306 on the second floor of the balcony at the motel. Dr. King was only 39 years old. Truthfully, this location had an overwhelming feeling of sadness for me. The world lost an amazing leader that day, however, I continue to be inspired by Dr. King's legacy of love.