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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 3, 2025

The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis will commemorate the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination with an event on Friday, according to the Commercial Appeal. This year’s ceremony, which will begin at 5 p.m. CDT, will feature performances, a keynote speech by Dr. Shavon Arline-Bradley, CEO and president of the National Council of Negro Women, and a wreath-laying at the Lorraine Motel balcony. This year's theme, "How Long, Not Long," is taken from King's speech on the steps of the Alabama state capital following completion of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march. The event is free and open to the public. Those who cannot attend in person may watch via a livestream on the museum's website at civilrightsmuseum.org or on its YouTube and Facebook platforms.