Upstanders Mural - Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
N 35° 08.100 W 090° 03.462
15S E 768088 N 3891977
Upstanders Mural - Facing History and Ourselves
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These extraordinary Memphians embraced the challenge to speak out, stand up for others, & make decisions that have helped to create a more inclusive, just, & compassionate Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Waymark Code: WMY9DD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2018
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Upstanders Mural - Facing History and Ourselves
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Located across the road from where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on
4th April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
"These extraordinary Memphians embraced the challenge to speak out, stand up for others, and make decisions that have helped to create a more inclusive, just, and compassionate Memphis. Located at 115 Huling Avenue (near the National Civil Rights Musuem), this mual was created by artists: by artists Nelson Gutierrez, a Bogota, Columbia native who now works out of Memphis, and Cedar Nordbye, an associate professor at the University of Memphis and founder of the Memphis Mural Brigade.
The mural was a collaborated effort between the UrbanArt Commission, National Civil Rights Museum and Downtown Memphis Commission."
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List of Up-standers Shown on the mural:
Bishop Carroll Dozier
Yellow Fever Upstanders
Nina Katz
Reverend Frank McRae
Maxine + Vasco Smith
Reverend Samuel "Billy" Kyles
Lucy Tibbs
John T. Fisher II
Charl Ormond Williams
Dr. Sheldon Korones
Ida B. Wells
T.O. Jones
Rabbi James A. Wax
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