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Clayborn Temple will be rebuilt, director says; New $1.5 million grant to jump start it
As Memphians came to mourn outside the remnants of Clayborn Temple, a message of rebuilding — bolstered by a $1.5 million ...
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Clayborn Temple blaze, a house fire, and family land—Anasa Troutman addresses it all
Following the devastating fire at Historic Clayborn Temple on April 28, 2025, the community is being called together for a special event: “Picking Up the Ashes: A Gathering for Clayborn.” The ...
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Clayborn Temple fire ruled arson as Memphis landmark plans to rebuild
It’s been a little over a month since Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, was engulfed in flames in the early morning hours of April 28 — an act investigators now say was intentional.
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Groups donate $1.5 million to help rebuild historic Tenn. church destroyed by arson
A historic African American church building in Tennessee that was heavily damaged by an arson attack has received around 1 5 ...
Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil rights ...
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Clayborn Temple will be rebuilt, director says; New $1.5 million grant to jump start it
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.