As Memphians came to mourn outside the remnants of Clayborn Temple, a message of rebuilding — bolstered by a $1.5 million ...

This story has been updated with new information. The Clayborn Temple Church in Memphis, with 130 years of history, went up in flames on April 28. The Downtown Memphis historic church and ...

A historic African American church building in Tennessee that was heavily damaged by an arson attack has received around 1 5 ...

The fire that destroyed the Clayborn Temple, a historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968, was intentionally set ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - One month ago, flames ripped through the historic Clayborn Temple, destroying the Memphis landmark that was a cornerstone in the Civil Rights movement. Wednesday night ...

The fire at Clayborn Temple, which was undergoing a yearslong renovation, was set in the interior of the church, the Memphis Fire Department said in a statement. Investigators are searching for a ...

Clayborn Temple in Memphis, largely destroyed by fire on April 28, will be rebuilt. A $1.5 million grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will support the reconstruction.