US EditionFire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say
- Investigators say a fire intentionally set on April 28, 2025, gutted Memphis's historic Clayborn Temple, a Black church downtown.
- The fire occurred amid a $25 million restoration project aimed at preserving the church's Romanesque revival architecture and reviving its 3,000-pipe organ.
- Clayborn Temple served as the base for the 1968 strike by mostly Black sanitation workers that attracted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. To the city, hosting daily gatherings and organizing marches throughout the protest.
- According to the Memphis Fire Department, the building's interior was completely destroyed, though there remains potential to preserve some portions of the facade following stabilization efforts.
- Investigators continue searching for a suspect linked to the blaze, and the fire threatens to undermine ongoing efforts to revitalize the neighborhood through cultural and community programs.
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A fire that gutted a historic Memphis Black church was intentionally set, investigators say
Investigators in Tennessee say a fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers' strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, was intentionally set.
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