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A fire destroyed the historic civil rights temple in Memphis, a landmark of the 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike.

A massive fire that caused extensive damage to the Clayborn Temple early Monday morning is still under active investigation, ...

The executive director over the restoration of a church which caught on fire early Monday morning says she is waiting on God to determine whether they will rebuild Clayborn Temple in Downtown Memphis.

The site was a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Memphis Fire Chief Gina Sweat says the Monday pre-dawn fire took about an hour to bring under control. She warned Tuesday the ...

More than two years after Tyre Nichols died from injuries sustained during a brutal beating after a traffic stop, three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers are on trial in state court on second ...

As smoke still lingers over the city’s skyline, many are mourning but also rallying to preserve the legacy that was built within its walls of Clayborn Temple Church.