How Memphis' Lorraine Motel became a mainstay in Black history
Watch VideoBlocks away from the funky music of Beale Street, on the south edge of downtown Memphis, sits the two-story Lorraine Motel.
Built in the 1920s, the motel on Mulberry Street has gone through some life-changing events. During its early days, it was a Jim Crow-era Whites-only establishment.
Dr. Noelle Trent is the...
