Moving

One day, we went to the Lorraine Motel/National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN. This is where Dr. King was shot on his motel room balcony from across the street. This was definitely my favorite museum that we've been to on the trip so far. There was so much to learn about the movement in that museum, stretching all the way back to slavery. It was really moving to be in the actual place where something so tragic once happened. We also went across the street to another part of the museum, where we were able to see the place in which Dr. King's killer aimed the gun that ended his life. Going to these important historical landmarks is the thing that makes this trip so powerful and so much more inspiring than learning through a textbook.

Hannah McKenzie

12^th grade, The Park School