Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States is a major city on the Mississippi River known for its pivotal role in the American civil rights movement and as a historic center of blues, soul, and rock 'n' roll music.

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Memphis, Tennessee 37
City of Memphis 10
Downtown Memphis 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
climate humid subtropical climate
contains National Civil Rights Museum
surface form: Lorraine Motel
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateFounded 1819
demonym Memphian
foundedBy Andrew Jackson
James Winchester
John Overton
governingBody Memphis City Council
governmentType mayor–council government
hasLandmark Beale Street
FedExForum
Graceland
Hernando de Soto Bridge
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis Pyramid
Memphis Zoo
National Civil Rights Museum
Overton Park
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Sun Studio
Tom Lee Park
historicalEvent assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968
incorporatedAsCity 1826
is county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee
largest city in Tennessee by population
knownFor American civil rights movement history
barbecue cuisine
blues music
logistics and shipping industry
rock and roll music
soul music
locatedIn Shelby County, Tennessee
Tennessee
locatedOn Mississippi River
majorAirport Memphis International Airport
majorCompanyHeadquarters AutoZone
FedEx
International Paper
mayor Paul Young
metroPopulation approximately 1.3 million (2020s)
musicHeritage home of Memphis blues
home of Stax Records
home of Sun Records
important center for early rock and roll
namedAfter ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis, Egypt
partOf Memphis metropolitan area
population approximately 633,000 (2020 census)
sisterCity New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana

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surface form: Yokohama, Japan
sportsTeam Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis Tigers
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Frederick W. Smith basedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Paul Young basedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis metropolitan area centralCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Overton Park city Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis International Airport cityServed Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Interstate 55 connectsCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee contains Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis metropolitan area containsCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis metropolitan area containsPrincipalCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Paul Young employer Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Church of God in Christ foundingPlace Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Overton Park governingBody Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Shelby County, Tennessee hasJudicialSeat Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee hasLargestCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Southern United States hasMajorCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis
1966 Meredith March Against Fear hasStartPoint Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
FDX hasUnderlyingHeadquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Paul Young headOfGovernmentFor Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
AutoZone headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Church of God in Christ headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
FedEx headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Memphis City Council headquartersLocation Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Downtown Memphis
Paul Young jurisdiction Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Memphis metropolitan area largestCity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis City Council legislativeBodyFor Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
FedExForum locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Downtown Memphis
FedExForum locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Graceland locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Pyramid locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Tigers locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
National Civil Rights Museum locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Overton Park locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Soulsville, USA locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Stax Museum of American Soul Music locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Sun Studio locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Tom Lee Park locatedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis City Council locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Grizzlies location Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Sounds location Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Stax Records location Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court location Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
National Civil Rights Museum near Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: downtown Memphis
Overton Park operator Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Tom Lee Park operator Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ownedBy Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Memphis Zoo ownedBy Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
FedExForum owner Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Memphis Pyramid owner Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Tom Lee Park owner Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: City of Memphis
Beale Street partOf Memphis, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form: Downtown Memphis