On This Ground: Tracing Violence & Resistance Across Memphis

Saturday, November 21 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Tickets: $25

 

Some history lives in books and archives. Some of it lives in the ground beneath our feet.

Join us for a morning that takes you from the museum’s galleries into the streets of Memphis, to the places where this city’s story was made. You’ll see the art, and then you’ll stand where it happened.

Reading about a place is one thing. Standing in it is another. When you walk the ground where violence was done and where resistance answered it, you become a witness. And witnesses are how history lasts: stories carried forward, not left to fade.

See the art. Start at the National Civil Rights Museum with a private tour of The Record Remains, led by the exhibition’s curator.

Walk the history. Step outside to the 1866 Memphis Massacre historical marker at Army Navy Park. Then board a guided bus tour with Miss Elaine Turner of Heritage Tours to visit:

• The former site of People’s Grocery
• Zion Christian Cemetery
• The former site of Ida B. Wells’s newspaper office

Reflect together. Return to the museum for a catered lunch and time to talk about what you’ve seen.

Event Schedule

When: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Where: Begins and ends at the National Civil Rights Museum
Cost: $25, including the tours and lunch
Space: Only 40 guests, so reserve early

Come see Memphis history where it happened.