After a deliberate fire nearly destroyed Memphis' historic Clayborn Temple last April, the community wasted no time in starting the journey to rebuild. We cover the immediate response from Mayor Paul Young and the collaborative push to secure funding from city, federal, and philanthropic sources to save the site where the 1968 Sanitation Strike was organized. We also feature the pivotal moment when Brent Leggs, from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced a massive $1.5 million grant to aid the restoration.

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