Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the historic Clayborne Temple in Memphis, Tennessee.

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

A historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that was an organizing point for Martin Luther King's last civil rights campaign caught fire early on Monday morning and was badly damaged. The inside of ...

Historic Clayborn Temple in Memphis, a key location during the 1968 Sanitation Workers' Strike and Civil Rights Movement, was ravaged by fire on April 28. Community members and leaders expressed grief ...

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

It is uncertain what’s in store for the future of the iconic Clayborn Temple following a massive fire that caused extensive damage to the historic building, but many ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News)— A historic church in Tennessee hailed as an epicenter during the Civil Rights Movement has suffered significant damage after it caught fire and burned early Monday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Clayborn Temple Church in Downtown Memphis went up in flames early Monday morning. The second-alarm fire was reported just before 1:40 a.m. at the historic church and civil rights ...

The owner of Pearl River Glass, a Jackson-based company involved in the Clayborn Temple's early restoration shared his reaction to the temple burning.

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.“ ...