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		<title>Sun Studio &amp; Records &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash their first recording contracts and helping to launch their careers. Prior to those days Sun Records had mainly been noted for recording African-American artists, as Phillips loved Rhythm and Blues and wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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		<title>Stax Museum of American Soul Music &#124; Memphis, TN</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Known as the home of Memphis Soul or southern soul, Stax Records released some of the most influential recordings of the 1960&#8242;s, including such hits as “Soul Man,” “Respect”, and “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” among many others. Although its stable of music artists consisted almost entirely of African Americans, the label was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mason Temple Cogic, Memphis, TN</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the Mason Temple Cogic is the headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the largest African American pentecostal denomination in the United States. Martin Luther King delivered his last, and most apocalyptic sermon, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been to the mountaintop&#8221;&#160;here on the eve of his assassination. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FiCxZKuv8[/youtube] &#8220;Well, I don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
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