Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
1866 Memphis Massacre
Erected 2016 by the Memphis NAACP and the National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Civil Rights • Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1866.
Location. 35° 7.972′ N, 90° 3.399′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. Marker is at the intersection of G.E. Patterson Avenue and South Second Street, on the right when traveling west on G.E. Patterson Avenue . Located in Army Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 161 GE Patterson Avenue, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Welcome To The National Civil Rights Museum (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Modern Movie~Making In Memphis (about 600 feet away); Arcade Restaurant (about 700 feet away); The Lorraine Motel (about 700 feet away); Here, on April 4, 1968 … / … Today, a Place of Remembrance (about 700 feet away); The Blues Foundation (approx. 0.2 miles away); WLOK Radio Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Memphis Telephone (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
More about this marker. This marker is just around the corner of the site of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lorraine Motel.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article about the Memphis Riots of 1866. (Submitted on April 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,661 times since then and 236 times this year. Last updated on May 5, 2018, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 14, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.