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The church where MLK gave his final speech is getting a $1.2 million renovation
The grant will fund long-term facility and technology upgrades as officials move to preserve the historic church tied to Martin Luther King Jr.'s final speech.
- Mason Temple in Memphis, where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his final speech, will receive a $1.2 million federal grant for renovations to preserve this Civil Rights landmark.
- This grant is part of a nearly $18 million funding package for various Memphis projects in the congressional appropriations process.
- The funds will be used for long-term facility and technology upgrades, with more details to be announced by Church Of God in Christ leaders and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.
- King's last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop," was delivered at Mason Temple the night before his death, marking its historical significance.
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