The Memphis NAACP and SCLC had a mix of hope and skepticism regarding President Trump's executive order to declassify records in major assassination cases.

Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Civil Rights Museum is closely monitoring efforts to declassify national intelligence files related to the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

three attorneys from the civil rights team have also been part of the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee, which practices in the federal courthouse in Memphis ...

The NCRM said that the museum will conduct a "thorough and scholarly review" of any documents that contain unredacted details related to Dr. King's assassination.

At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a group of life-size statues, some crafted in Tennessee National Guard uniforms,

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Trump announces the release of classified files on MLK Jr., JFK, and RFK assassinations, with the King family requesting a review first.

Guests are encouraged to visit the National Civil Rights Museum during MLK Day, with activities honoring Dr. King.

The U.S. Department of Justice is pausing all active litigation being done by its civil rights division. How could this freeze affect Memphis' cases?

According to Newsweek, Trump announced earlier this week that, in the interest of government transparency, he will authorize the release of documents related to the circumstances around Dr. King’s death and the FBI surveillance and covert investigations conducted into MLK and his organization of civil rights activists.

Bayard Rustin was a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement and a lifelong advocate for non-violence, human rights and equality.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring the release of all remaining classified records on the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.